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Scrotal Ultrasound

Delaware 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?

$112

Typical negotiated rate. In Delaware, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $112 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $112 from a physician practice, and about $158 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$112$95.50 to $120
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$158$107 to $295

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $158 · 10th to 90th $100 to $501Professionalmedian $112 · 10th to 90th $81 to $162
$100$200$500facility $158professional $112

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
$100.00
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$263.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$42.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$104.71
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$194.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$165.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$53.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$114.82
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$575.44
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$141.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$223.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$56.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$158.49
2 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
$38.02
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$20.42

Where Delaware 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.

Delaware· 31st of 51

$112

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.