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Transrectal Ultrasound

North Dakota 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?

$234

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $234 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $240 from a physician practice, and about $145 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$240$158 to $309
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$145$145 to $191

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $145 · 10th to 90th $112 to $263Professionalmedian $240 · 10th to 90th $132 to $490
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $145professional $240

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$213.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$323.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$245.47
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$186.21
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$426.58
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$85.11
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$354.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$426.58
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$83.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$354.81
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$263.03
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$891.25
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$371.54
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$691.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$302.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$72.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$234.42
4 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
$57.54
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$29.51
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$512.86
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$85.11

Where North Dakota 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 Dakota· 9th of 51

$234

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.