go back

Transrectal Ultrasound

Tennessee 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?

$162

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $162 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $117 to $891.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $347 · 10th to 90th $138 to $490Professionalmedian $162 · 10th to 90th $93 to $1,047
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $347professional $162

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
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$44.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$134.90
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$123.03
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$33.88
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$316.23
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$66.07
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$263.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$489.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$288.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$64.57
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$234.42
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,047.13
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$389.05
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$776.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$281.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$64.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$218.78
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
$56.23
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$26.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$104.71

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 24th of 51

$162

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.