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Transrectal Ultrasound

New Mexico 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?

$155

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $155 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $151 from a physician practice, and about $490 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$151$47.86 to $186
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$490$178 to $631

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $490 · 10th to 90th $145 to $776Professionalmedian $151 · 10th to 90th $30 to $229
$50$100$200$500facility $490professional $151

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
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$223.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$173.78
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$812.83
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$186.21
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$158.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$251.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$57.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$186.21
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$223.87
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$177.83
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$371.54
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$57.54
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$186.21
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$457.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$275.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$67.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$213.80
2 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
$51.29
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11

Where New Mexico 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 Mexico· 29th of 51

$155

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.