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Scrotal Ultrasound

South 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?

$126

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $126 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $89.13 to $269.

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.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $126 · 10th to 90th $83 to $603
$50$100$200$500professional $126

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
$25.70
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$44.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$645.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$229.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$134.90
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$169.82
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$56.23
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$100.00
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$208.93
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$83.18
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$138.04
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$218.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$63.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$151.36
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$186.21
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$61.66
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$134.90

Where South 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.

South Carolina· 33rd of 51

$126

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.