Testicular ultrasound cost in Boston, MA
In Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH, 8 hospitals list a cash price for Ultrasound of the scrotum and testicles: from $206.10 to $758.10, with a median of $448.85. The lowest listed price is at Boston Medical Center South — $242.75 less than the median here. Across Massachusetts, the median is $433.30 at 17 hospitals.
Cash prices at 8 facilities across 5 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 — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Medical Center South lowest Brockton, MA HC Chg US Scrotum & Contents | $206.10 | $458.00 | $125.29–$394.86 | 55% | — source file |
| Boston Medical Center Brighton Boston, MA HC Chg US Scrotum & Contents | $229.79 | $510.65 | $125.29–$475.07 | 55% | — source file |
| Melrosewakefield Healthcare Melrose, MA HC Echo Scrotum & Contents - US Scrotum | $303.80 | $434.00 | $80.64–$557.00 | 30% | — source file |
| Tufts Medical Center Boston, MA HC Echo Scrotum & Contents - US Scrotum | $433.30 | $619.00 | $112.51–$619.00 | 30% | — source file |
| Boston Medical Center Boston, MA HC Chg US Scrotum & Contents | $464.40 | $1,032.00 | $106.81–$877.20 | 55% | — source file |
| Cambridge Health Alliance Cambridge, MA HC Real-Time Testicles | $576.00 | $576.00 | $128.66–$1,129.47 | — | — source file |
| Shriners Childrens - Boston Boston, MA US EXAM SCROTUM | $695.50 | $695.50 | $90.58–$817.41 | — | — source file |
| Lowell General Hospital Lowell, MA HC Echo Scrotum & Contents - US Scrotum | $758.10 | $1,083.00 | $80.64–$1,083.00 | 30% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $206.10, median $448.85, highest $758.10 — a 3.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $433.30. 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 8 of 8 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. 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.