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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 October 2026.

How much does Transrectal Ultrasound cost?

$148

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $148 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $148 from a physician practice, and about $251 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$148$123 to $195
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$251$123 to $741

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $251 · 10th to 90th $123 to $1,000Professionalmedian $148 · 10th to 90th $117 to $295
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $251professional $148

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
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$141.25
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$100.00
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$239.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$83.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$302.00
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$72.44
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$173.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$77.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$309.03
19 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
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$194.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$60.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$24.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$97.72
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$158.49
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$87.10
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,000.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$371.54
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$426.58
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$134.90
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$223.87
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$181.97
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$74.13
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$51.29
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$51.29
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$51.29
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$831.76
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$371.54

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 36th of 51

$148

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.