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Transrectal Ultrasound

Michigan 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?

$155

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $155 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $155 from a physician practice, and about $214 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$155$138 to $186
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$214$166 to $331

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $214 · 10th to 90th $148 to $389Professionalmedian $155 · 10th to 90th $115 to $200
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $214professional $155

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$363.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$131.83
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$89.13
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$41.69
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$371.54
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$199.53
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$52.48
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$147.91
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$239.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$426.58
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$74.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$398.11
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$446.68
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$79.43
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$275.42
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$199.53
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$47.86
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$131.83
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$275.42
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$66.07
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$239.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$295.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$190.55
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$43.65
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$144.54
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
$72.44
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$32.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$125.89
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$77.62
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$30.90
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
59 · Distinct service
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$194.98

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan· 30th of 51

$155

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.