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Transrectal Ultrasound

Nebraska 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?

$288

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $288 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $288 from a physician practice, and about $295 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$288$214 to $339
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$295$251 to $447

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $295 · 10th to 90th $138 to $692Professionalmedian $288 · 10th to 90th $155 to $427
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $295professional $288

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
$134.90
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$323.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$354.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$269.15
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$63.10
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$691.83
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$61.66
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$199.53
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$676.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$338.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$81.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$263.03
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$741.31
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$891.25
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$371.54
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$691.83
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$309.03
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$81.28
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$239.88
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$676.08
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$323.59
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$831.76
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$177.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$407.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$85.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$338.84
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
$66.07
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$28.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$107.15

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 5th of 51

$288

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.