Scans and imaging CPT 76870 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Testicular ultrasound cost in Duluth, MN — inpatient

In Duluth, MN-WI, 5 hospitals list a cash price for ultrasound of the scrotum and testicles as an inpatient: from $253.50 to $481.09, with a median of $481.09. The lowest listed price is at Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital — $227.59 less than the median here. Across Minnesota, the median is $457.74 at 45 hospitals.

Cash prices at 5 facilities across 5 cities for code 76870, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$253.50Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital
Median$481.09half pay less
Highest$481.09in this market
Difference1.9×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 Duluth, MN-WI.

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Lowest $253.50Highest $633.22

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital lowest Duluth, MN Pro US Exam, Scrotum $253.50 $466.00 — 46% Apr 1, 2026
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Range Regional Health Services Hibbing, MN HC US SCROTUM AND CONTENTS $263.08 $619.00 $281.65–$615.97 57% Jan 29, 2026
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Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital Duluth, MN Scrotal US $379.71 $698.00 — 46% Apr 1, 2026
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Essentia Health Moose Lake Moose Lake, MN US SCROTUM & CONTENTS TC $481.09 $651.00 $261.70–$589.16 26% Jan 1, 2026
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Essentia Health Northern Pines Aurora, MN US SCROTUM & CONTENTS TC $481.09 $651.00 $261.70–$651.00 26% Jan 1, 2026
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Essentia Health St Marys Hospital-Superior Superior, WI US SCROTUM & CONTENTS TC $481.09 $651.00 $261.70–$589.16 26% Jan 1, 2026
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Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital Duluth, MN US SCROTUM & CONTENTS $633.22 $1,164.00 — 46% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $253.50, median $481.09, highest $481.09 — a 1.9× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $481.09 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 4 of 4 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 it is 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.