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Scrotal Ultrasound

Michigan 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?

$115

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $115 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $115 from a physician practice, and about $339 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$115$107 to $151
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$339$182 to $603

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $339 · 10th to 90th $115 to $692Professionalmedian $115 · 10th to 90th $100 to $162
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $339professional $115

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
$112.20
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$37.15
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$186.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$104.71
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$77.62
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$43.65
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$66.07
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$295.12
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$162.18
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$48.98
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$114.82
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$123.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$251.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$69.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$204.17
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$691.83
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$72.44
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$257.04
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$169.82
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$58.88
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$114.82
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$204.17
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$63.10
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$181.97
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$295.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$131.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$41.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$97.72
5 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
$51.29
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$22.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$91.20
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$57.54
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$22.91

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan· 27th of 51

$115

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.