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Scrotal Ultrasound

Alabama rates for HCPCS 76870

An ultrasound exam of the scrotum and its contents, including the testicles, used to investigate symptoms like pain, swelling, or a lump. It uses sound waves to look for problems such as cysts, twisting of the testicle, infection, or masses. It's a painless imaging exam that doesn't involve radiation.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Scrotal Ultrasound cost?

$97.72

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $97.72 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $93.33 from a physician practice, and about $162 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$93.33$75.86 to $126
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$162$162 to $162

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $162 · 10th to 90th $141 to $162Professionalmedian $93 · 10th to 90th $71 to $132
$100$200facility $162professional $93

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
$89.13
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$40.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$85.11
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$83.18
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$28.18
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$162.18
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Professional
Modifier
12 + 32 · Mandated service + 81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$169.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$257.04
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$134.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$48.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$95.50
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$165.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$134.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$41.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$95.50
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
$48.98
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$25.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$102.33

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 4.2 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.

Alabama· 46th of 51

$97.72

AK $302UT $72.44

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.