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Scrotal Ultrasound

Minnesota 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?

$282

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $282 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $191 from a physician practice, and about $513 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$191$135 to $269
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$513$363 to $603

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $513 · 10th to 90th $251 to $741Professionalmedian $191 · 10th to 90th $102 to $490
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $513professional $191

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
$331.13
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$741.31
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$31.62
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$263.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$128.82
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$758.58
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$309.03
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$93.33
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$223.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$1,023.29
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$302.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$707.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$331.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$97.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$234.42
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$794.33
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$234.42
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$562.34
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$295.12
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$87.10
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$208.93
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$616.60
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$630.96
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$660.69
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$218.78
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$457.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$371.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$323.59
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$100.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$223.87
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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$20.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$30.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$100.00

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 2nd of 51

$282

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.