Scans and imaging CPT 76870 Outpatient

Testicular ultrasound cost in Birmingham, AL

In Birmingham, AL, 5 hospitals list a cash price for Ultrasound of the scrotum and testicles: from $387.95 to $4,265.16, with a median of $2,063.00. The lowest listed price is at The Children's Hospital of Alabama — $1,675.05 less than the median here. Across Alabama, the median is $862.40 at 12 hospitals.

Cash prices at 5 facilities across 3 cities for code 76870, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$387.95The Children's Hospital of Alabama
Median$2,063.00half pay less
Highest$4,265.16in this market
Difference11.0×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Birmingham, AL.

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Lowest $387.95Highest $4,265.16

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
The Children's Hospital of Alabama lowest Birmingham, AL HC Echo,Scrotum & Contents - US Scrotum $387.95 $902.22 $91.93–$541.33 57% —
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The Children's Hospital of Alabama lowest Birmingham, AL HC Echo,Scrotum & Contents - US Scrotum $387.95 $902.22 $613.51–$812.00 57% —
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The Children's Hospital of Alabama lowest Birmingham, AL HC Echo,Scrotum & Contents - US Scrotum $387.95 $902.22 $91.93–$541.33 57% —
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The Children's Hospital of Alabama lowest Birmingham, AL HC Echo,Scrotum & Contents - US Scrotum $387.95 $902.22 $613.51–$812.00 57% —
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Baptist Health Shelby Hospital Alabaster, AL Hb Chg Echo,Scrotum & Contents $2,063.00 $2,063.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Baptist Health Princeton Hospital Birmingham, AL Hb Chg Echo,Scrotum & Contents $2,063.00 $2,063.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Baptist Health Walker Hospital Jasper, AL Hb Chg Echo,Scrotum & Contents $2,063.00 $2,063.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Baptist Health Brookwood Hospital Birmingham, AL Hb Chg Echo,Scrotum & Contents $4,265.16 $4,265.16 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $387.95, median $2,063.00, highest $4,265.16 — a 11.0× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $2,063.00. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.

Cash or insurance?

At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.

What it is

A scrotal ultrasound makes pictures of the testicles and the structures around them. It is ordered for pain, swelling, a lump, or infertility tests. Sudden severe testicular pain is an emergency, and the scan is then usually done in the ER.

What the price covers

The hospital price usually covers the exam of both sides. The radiologist's reading is often billed separately, and a Doppler blood-flow study may be billed under its own code.