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Prostate Ultrasound For Seed Therapy Planning

Alaska rates for HCPCS 76873

An ultrasound probe placed in the rectum maps the prostate and measures its size and shape, producing the measurements used to plan radioactive seed treatment. The plan sets out how many sources are needed and where each should sit. It is a planning study done beforehand rather than part of the treatment itself.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Prostate Ultrasound For Seed Therapy Planning cost?

$537

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $537 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $537 from a physician practice, and about $537 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$537$324 to $708
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$537$479 to $759

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $537 · 10th to 90th $479 to $776Professionalmedian $537 · 10th to 90th $182 to $708
$200$500$1Kfacility $537professional $537

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$537.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$537.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$263.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$275.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$478.63
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$549.54
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$758.58
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$794.33
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$363.08
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$389.05
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$707.95
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$302.00
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$407.38
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$776.25
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$549.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$912.01
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$457.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$457.09

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 5.2 times more in Alaska 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.

Alaska· 1st of 51

$537

AK $537UT $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.