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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 July 2026.

How much does Scrotal Ultrasound cost?

$151

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $151 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $93.33 to $347.

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.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $151 · 10th to 90th $85 to $603
$20$50$100$200$500professional $151

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. 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
$35.48
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$602.56
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$177.83
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$186.21
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$77.62
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$95.50
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$79.43
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$93.33
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$213.80
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$50.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$251.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$79.43
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$181.97
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$229.09
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$64.57
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$263.03
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$165.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$208.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$85.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$147.91
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$194.98
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$831.76
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$239.88
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$588.84

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 3.2 times more in Wisconsin than in Texas. 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· 11th of 51

$151

WI $288TX $89.13

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.