Scans and imaging CPT 76870 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Testicular ultrasound cost in Lancaster, PA — inpatient

In Lancaster, PA, 3 hospitals list a cash price for ultrasound of the scrotum and testicles as an inpatient: from $154.23 to $689.60, with a median of $394.20. The lowest listed price is at Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center — $239.97 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $617.60 at 64 hospitals.

Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 cities for code 76870, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$154.23Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center
Median$394.20half pay less
Highest$689.60in this market
Difference4.5×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 Lancaster, PA.

median
Lowest $154.23Highest $689.60

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center lowest Lancaster, PA 76870 US EXAM SCROTUM Tech $154.23 $532.00 $87.20–$448.36 71% —
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UPMC Lititz Lititz, PA HC US SCROTUM $394.20 $657.00 $243.75–$558.45 40% —
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Ephrata Community Hospital Ephrata, PA Ultrasound Scan of Scrotum $689.60 $862.00 $550.13–$689.60 20% —
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Inpatient: lowest $154.23, median $394.20, highest $689.60 — a 4.5× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $394.20 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 2 of 3 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.