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Scrotal Ultrasound

Utah 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?

$72.44

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $72.44 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $72.44 from a physician practice, and about $200 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$72.44$53.70 to $97.72
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$200$135 to $275

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $200 · 10th to 90th $135 to $389Professionalmedian $72 · 10th to 90th $34 to $135
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $200professional $72

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
$134.90
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$141.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$891.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$177.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$53.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$123.03
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$97.72
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$457.09
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$165.96
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$56.23
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$114.82
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$151.36
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$158.49
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$50.12
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$109.65
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$158.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$177.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$51.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$123.03
3 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
$51.29
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$40.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$165.96

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 51st of 51

$72.44

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.