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Transrectal Ultrasound

New Jersey 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 New Jersey, 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 $417 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$115 to $170
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$417$158 to $676

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $417 · 10th to 90th $95 to $891Professionalmedian $148 · 10th to 90th $95 to $257
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $417professional $148

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
$95.50
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$33.88
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$213.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$223.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$158.49
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$117.49
AmeriHealth
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,122.02
AmeriHealth
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$173.78
AmeriHealth
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$85.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$851.14
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$295.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$60.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$218.78
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$204.17
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$51.29
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$151.36
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$1,479.11
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$218.78
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$54.95
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$162.18
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$436.52
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$302.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$61.66
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$245.47
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
$43.65
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$23.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$91.20

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey· 37th 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.