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Transrectal Ultrasound

Maine rates for HCPCS 76872

This is an ultrasound exam performed with a small probe placed in the rectum to get a close-up view of nearby pelvic structures using sound waves rather than radiation. It is most often used to evaluate the prostate gland in men, including to guide a prostate biopsy.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Transrectal Ultrasound cost?

$178

Typical negotiated rate. In Maine, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $178 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $178 from a physician practice, and about $427 from a hospital or other facility.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$178$148 to $240
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$427$162 to $617

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $427 · 10th to 90th $162 to $912Professionalmedian $178 · 10th to 90th $126 to $269
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $427professional $178

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$223.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$173.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$912.01
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$263.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$61.66
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$223.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,047.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$446.68
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$72.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$380.19
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$257.04
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$61.66
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$199.53
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$213.80
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$63.10
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$158.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$354.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$58.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$295.12
6 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$131.83
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$81.28
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$131.83

Where Maine sits

The same service costs 4.9 times more in Wyoming than in Utah. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Maine· 18th of 51

$178

WY $501UT $102

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.