Scans and imaging CPT 76870 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Testicular ultrasound cost in Harrisburg, PA — inpatient

In Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA, 5 hospitals list a cash price for ultrasound of the scrotum and testicles as an inpatient: from $103.20 to $394.20, with a median of $167.42. The lowest listed price is at UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals — $64.22 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $617.60 at 64 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 — and —.

Lowest$103.20UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals
Median$167.42half pay less
Highest$394.20in this market
Difference3.8×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 Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA.

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Lowest $103.20Highest $394.20

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals lowest Harrisburg, PA · (717) 782-3131 HC US SCROTUM MD $103.20 $172.00 $111.80–$146.20 40% —
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Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center Camp Hill, PA · (717) 763-2100 76870 US EXAM SCROTUM Tech $127.09 $532.00 $50.60–$441.52 76% —
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Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center Enola, PA · (717) 981-9000 76870 US EXAM SCROTUM Tech $167.42 $532.00 $86.85–$436.72 69% —
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Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA · (717) 531-8521 US Scrotum (Contents) w/ Doppler if ind - Report $176.25 $532.00 $94.25–$596.28 67% —
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UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals Harrisburg, PA · (717) 782-3131 HC US SCROTUM $394.20 $657.00 $427.05–$558.45 40% —
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UPMC Carlisle Carlisle, PA · (717) 249-1212 HC US SCROTUM $394.20 $657.00 $268.06–$558.45 40% —
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Inpatient: lowest $103.20, median $167.42, highest $394.20 — a 3.8× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $167.42 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 5 of 5 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.