go back

Scrotal Ultrasound

Montana 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?

$158

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $158 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $148 from a physician practice, and about $170 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$148$107 to $158
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$170$45.71 to $195

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $170 · 10th to 90th $39 to $513Professionalmedian $148 · 10th to 90th $47 to $174
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $170professional $148

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
$354.81
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,513.56
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$204.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$138.04
BCBS Montana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$338.84
BCBS Montana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$158.49
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$218.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$158.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$53.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$112.20
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$181.97
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$181.97
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$218.78
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$162.18
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$48.98
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$114.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$186.21
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$57.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$131.83

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 12th of 51

$158

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.