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Transrectal Ultrasound

North Carolina 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 July 2026.

How much does Transrectal Ultrasound cost?

$170

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $170 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $123 to $288.

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.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $170 · 10th to 90th $115 to $427
$50$100$200$500$1Kprofessional $170

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$426.58
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$190.55
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$204.17
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$45.71
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$87.10
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$97.72
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$245.47
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$53.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$407.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$85.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$331.13
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$426.58
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$70.79
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$363.08
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$309.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$77.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$245.47
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$204.17
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,174.90
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$389.05
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$933.25

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 2.9 times more in Alaska than in Florida. 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.

North Carolina· 23rd of 51

$170

AK $347FL $120

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.