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Scrotal Ultrasound

West Virginia 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?

$120

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $120 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $112 from a physician practice, and about $224 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$112$89.13 to $174
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$224$102 to $479

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $224 · 10th to 90th $102 to $661Professionalmedian $112 · 10th to 90th $68 to $288
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $224professional $112

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$123.03
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$131.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$288.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$478.63
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$151.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$331.13
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$707.95
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$269.15
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$79.43
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$295.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$288.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$87.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$199.53
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
$45.71
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$18.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$74.13

Where West Virginia 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.

West Virginia· 23rd of 51

$120

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.