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Transrectal Ultrasound

South Carolina 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?

$138

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $138 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $135 from a physician practice, and about $380 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$135$112 to $182
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$380$269 to $575

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $380 · 10th to 90th $178 to $661Professionalmedian $135 · 10th to 90th $93 to $229
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $380professional $135

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
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$125.89
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$208.93
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$630.96
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$229.09
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$208.93
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$85.11
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$134.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$1,023.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$295.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$60.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$239.88
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$309.03
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$257.04
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$81.28
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$169.82
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$223.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$691.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$269.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$61.66
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$213.80
8 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
$56.23
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$60.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$24.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$95.50
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$128.82
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$51.29
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$35.48
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$35.48
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$35.48

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 43rd of 51

$138

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.