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Scrotal Ultrasound

New Mexico 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?

$89.13

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $89.13 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $89.13 from a physician practice, and about $427 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$89.13$37.15 to $126
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$427$145 to $589

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $427 · 10th to 90th $123 to $776Professionalmedian $89 · 10th to 90th $28 to $178
$20$50$100$200$500facility $427professional $89

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
$75.86
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$234.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$134.90
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$812.83
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$89.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$66.07
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$194.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$52.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$144.54
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$114.82
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$151.36
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$208.93
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$52.48
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$144.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$457.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$181.97
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$63.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$138.04
2 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
$38.02
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$61.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$24.55

Where New Mexico 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.

New Mexico· 48th of 51

$89.13

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.