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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 October 2026.

How much does Transrectal Ultrasound cost?

$178

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $178 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $178 from a physician practice, and about $251 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$178$132 to $309
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$251$224 to $282

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $251 · 10th to 90th $214 to $398Professionalmedian $178 · 10th to 90th $120 to $309
$100$200$500facility $251professional $178

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$37.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$112.20
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$331.13
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$186.21
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$51.29
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$138.04
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$758.58
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$309.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$60.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$263.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$229.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$275.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$58.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$229.09
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
$66.07
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$26.30

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 19th of 51

$178

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.