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Transrectal Ultrasound

Rhode Island 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 July 2026.

How much does Transrectal Ultrasound cost?

$186

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $186 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $132 to $372.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $186 · 10th to 90th $115 to $741
$50$100$200$500professional $186

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$204.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$741.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$173.78
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$229.09
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$67.61
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$213.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$416.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$69.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$363.08
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$338.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$61.66
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$251.19

Where Rhode Island sits

The same service costs 2.9 times more in Alaska than in Florida. 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.

Rhode Island· 11th of 51

$186

AK $347FL $120

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.