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Transrectal Ultrasound

Minnesota 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?

$302

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $302 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $302 from a physician practice, and about $316 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$302$191 to $490
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$316$182 to $724

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $316 · 10th to 90th $148 to $724Professionalmedian $302 · 10th to 90th $145 to $776
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $316professional $302

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
$147.91
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$724.44
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$32.36
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$223.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$165.96
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$758.58
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$616.60
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$100.00
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$537.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,995.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$323.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,698.24
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$602.56
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$104.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$512.86
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,584.89
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$251.19
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,318.26
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$588.84
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$95.50
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$501.19
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$363.08
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$891.25
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$371.54
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$691.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$371.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$489.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$104.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$380.19
5 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$29.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$42.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$131.83

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 4th of 51

$302

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.