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Transrectal Ultrasound

Nevada 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 Nevada, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $155 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $155 from a physician practice, and about $158 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$155$120 to $195
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$158$126 to $182

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $158 · 10th to 90th $100 to $380Professionalmedian $155 · 10th to 90th $95 to $263
$1$10$100$1Kfacility $158professional $155

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
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$40.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$128.82
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$95.50
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$158.49
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$245.47
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$70.79
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$208.93
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$676.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$316.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$56.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$269.15
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.23
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$194.98
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$0.62
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$51.29
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$0.63
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$144.54
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$181.97
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$4,265.80
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$89.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$263.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$46.77
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$173.78
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
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$30.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$123.03

Where Nevada 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.

Nevada· 31st 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.