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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 October 2026.

How much does Scrotal Ultrasound cost?

$110

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $110 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $105 from a physician practice, and about $347 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$105$83.18 to $138
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$347$251 to $525

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $347 · 10th to 90th $126 to $631Professionalmedian $105 · 10th to 90th $66 to $195
$50$100$200$500facility $347professional $105

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
$83.18
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$41.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$104.71
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$169.82
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$53.70
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$89.13
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$630.96
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$213.80
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$199.53
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$70.79
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$125.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$575.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$181.97
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$57.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$117.49
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$309.03
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$162.18
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$64.57
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$123.03
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$165.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$691.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$186.21
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$57.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$128.82
8 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
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$44.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$17.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$70.79
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$89.13
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$35.48
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$24.55
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$24.55
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$24.55

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 33rd of 51

$110

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.