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Scrotal Ultrasound

North Dakota 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?

$186

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $186 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $174 from a physician practice, and about $316 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$174$112 to $229
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$316$191 to $513

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $316 · 10th to 90th $107 to $603Professionalmedian $174 · 10th to 90th $98 to $275
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $316professional $174

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
$107.15
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$741.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$213.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$144.54
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$416.87
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$263.03
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$79.43
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$181.97
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$251.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$75.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$173.78
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$416.87
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$660.69
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$218.78
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$457.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$218.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$67.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$144.54
4 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
$42.66
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$21.88
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$316.23
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$52.48

Where North Dakota 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 Dakota· 7th of 51

$186

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.