go back

Scrotal Ultrasound

Colorado 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?

$145

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $145 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $145 from a physician practice, and about $234 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$145$112 to $186
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$234$148 to $288

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $234 · 10th to 90th $105 to $468Professionalmedian $145 · 10th to 90th $98 to $224
$100$200$500facility $234professional $145

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
$104.71
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$338.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$125.89
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$512.86
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$239.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$70.79
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$169.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$426.58
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$234.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$74.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$162.18
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$186.21
Denver HMP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$190.55
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$204.17
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$60.26
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$144.54
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$218.78
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$190.55
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$549.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$208.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$64.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$147.91
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
$44.67
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$22.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$85.11

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 14th of 51

$145

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.