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Scrotal Ultrasound

Washington, DC 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?

$102

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $102 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $93.33 to $126.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $324 · 10th to 90th $98 to $891Professionalmedian $102 · 10th to 90th $52 to $234
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $324professional $102

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
$97.72
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$275.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$234.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$138.04
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$112.20
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$34.67
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$87.10
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$912.01
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$288.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$81.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$208.93
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$234.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$338.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$93.33
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$239.88
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
$48.98
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$20.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$77.62

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC· 39th of 51

$102

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.