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Scrotal Ultrasound

Louisiana 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 Louisiana, 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 $132 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$112$77.62 to $123
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$132$87.10 to $200

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $132 · 10th to 90th $87 to $251Professionalmedian $112 · 10th to 90th $59 to $138
$50$100$200facility $132professional $112

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
$120.23
Typical High
$218.78
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$309.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$151.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$104.71
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$93.33
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$33.88
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$275.42
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$128.82
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$44.67
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$83.18
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$87.10
Christus
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$31.62
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$302.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$131.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$53.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$89.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$288.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$138.04
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$52.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$93.33
6 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$251.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$25.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$100.00

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 29th 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.