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Scrotal Ultrasound

North Carolina 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 North Carolina, 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 $110 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$112$93.33 to $162
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$110$89.13 to $182

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $110 · 10th to 90th $89 to $427Professionalmedian $112 · 10th to 90th $89 to $200
$100$200$500facility $110professional $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
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$48.98
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$48.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$114.82
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$57.54
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$93.33
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$218.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$79.43
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$165.96
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$74.13
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$128.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$72.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$134.90
21 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
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$18.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$70.79
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$186.21
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$269.15
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$79.43
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$426.58
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$239.88
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$229.09
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$109.65
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$204.17
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$144.54
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$57.54
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$40.74
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$40.74
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$40.74
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$794.33
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$177.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$194.98

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 32nd 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.