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Scrotal Ultrasound

Maryland 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?

$100

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $100 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $83.18 to $112.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $120 · 10th to 90th $89 to $178Professionalmedian $100 · 10th to 90th $30 to $158
$50$100$200facility $120professional $100

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
$89.13
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$120.23
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
$28.18
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$33.11
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$81.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$177.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$54.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$125.89
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$165.96
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$52.48
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$120.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$213.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$66.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$154.88
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$165.96
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$46.77
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$117.49
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
$48.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$19.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$77.62

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 44th of 51

$100

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.