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Transrectal Ultrasound

Missouri 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?

$145

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $145 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $145 from a physician practice, and about $302 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$145$126 to $229
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$302$182 to $589

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $302 · 10th to 90th $135 to $646Professionalmedian $145 · 10th to 90th $115 to $891
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $302professional $145

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
$117.49
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$213.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$208.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$154.88
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$177.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$245.47
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$64.57
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$177.83
BCBS Kansas City
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$213.80
BCBS Kansas City
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$158.49
BCBS Kansas City
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$46.77
BCBS Kansas City
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$117.49
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$758.58
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$309.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$60.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$257.04
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$645.65
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$891.25
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$371.54
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$691.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$346.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$316.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$63.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$263.03
3 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
$58.88
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$28.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$114.82

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 38th of 51

$145

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.