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Scrotal Ultrasound

Vermont 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?

$158

Typical negotiated rate. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $158 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $135 from a physician practice, and about $912 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$135$120 to $151
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$912$603 to $1,072

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $912 · 10th to 90th $537 to $1,995Professionalmedian $135 · 10th to 90th $107 to $240
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $912professional $135

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
$537.03
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,995.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$123.03
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$954.99
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$158.49
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$602.56
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$275.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$89.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$147.91
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$426.58
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$213.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$77.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$151.36

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont· 11th of 51

$158

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.