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Scrotal Ultrasound

Rhode Island 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?

$126

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $126 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $126 from a physician practice, and about $251 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$126$120 to $155
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$251$224 to $324

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $251 · 10th to 90th $214 to $363Professionalmedian $126 · 10th to 90th $93 to $186
$100$200$500facility $251professional $126

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$41.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$104.71
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$363.08
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$223.87
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$46.77
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$87.10
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$575.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$186.21
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$57.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$131.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$229.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$186.21
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$56.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$128.82
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
$61.66
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$61.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$25.12

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 19th of 51

$126

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.