Scans and imaging CPT 76870 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Testicular ultrasound cost in Los Angeles, CA — inpatient

In Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, 27 hospitals list a cash price for ultrasound of the scrotum and testicles as an inpatient: from $488.40 to $2,580.51, with a median of $894.40. The lowest listed price is at UCI Health - Los Alamitos and 3 other hospitals — $406.00 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $890.40 at 100 hospitals.

Cash prices at 27 facilities across 18 cities for code 76870, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Nov 26, 2025 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$488.40UCI Health - Los Alamitos + 3 more
Median$894.40half pay less
Highest$2,580.51in this market
Difference5.3×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 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA.

median
Lowest $488.40Highest $2,580.51

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
UCI Health - Los Alamitos lowest Orange, CA · (714) 456-7890 US SCROTUM CONTENTS $488.40 $1,221.00 — 60% Apr 1, 2026
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UCI Health - Placentia Linda lowest Orange, CA · (714) 456-7890 US SCROTUM CONTENTS $488.40 $1,221.00 — 60% Apr 1, 2026
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UCI Health-Orange lowest Orange, CA · (714) 456-7890 HB ULTRASOUND SCROTUM & CONTENTS $488.40 $1,221.00 — 60% Apr 1, 2026
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UCI Health - Fountain Valley lowest Orange, CA · (714) 456-7890 US SCROTUM CONTENTS $488.40 $1,221.00 — 60% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Health System - Southern California Mission Hills, CA HC US EXAM SCROTUM & CONTENTS $531.30 $1,518.00 — 65% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center Burbank, CA · (818) 843-5111 HC US EXAM SCROTUM & CONTENTS $626.85 $1,791.00 — 65% Apr 1, 2026
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Saint John's Health Center Santa Monica, CA · (310) 829-5511 HC US EXAM SCROTUM & CONTENTS $690.90 $1,974.00 — 65% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Little Co of Mary Medical Center San Pedro San Pedro, CA · (310) 832-3311 HC US EXAM SCROTUM & CONTENTS $732.20 $2,092.00 — 65% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center Torrance Torrance, CA · (310) 540-7676 HC US EXAM SCROTUM & CONTENTS $732.20 $2,092.00 — 65% Apr 1, 2026
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Mission Hospital Regional Med Center Mission Viejo, CA · (949) 364-1400 HC US EXAM SCROTUM & CONTENTS $831.36 $1,732.00 — 52% Apr 1, 2026
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UCI Health - Lakewood Orange, CA · (714) 456-7890 US SCROTUM CONTENTS $834.40 $2,086.00 — 60% Apr 1, 2026
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - West la Los Angeles, CA · (213) 857-2201 US SCROTUM & CONTENTS $894.40 $1,720.00 $96.00–$285.00 48% —
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - Irvine Irvine, CA US SCROTUM & CONTENTS $894.40 $1,720.00 $96.00–$285.00 48% —
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA · (323) 783-4011 US SCROTUM & CONTENTS $894.40 $1,720.00 $96.00–$285.00 48% —
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Panorama City Panorama City, CA · (818) 375-2000 US SCROTUM & CONTENTS $894.40 $1,720.00 $96.00–$285.00 48% —
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Downey Downey, CA · (562) 461-6007 US SCROTUM & CONTENTS $894.40 $1,720.00 $96.00–$285.00 48% —
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - Anaheim Anaheim, CA · (714) 279-4000 US SCROTUM & CONTENTS $894.40 $1,720.00 $96.00–$285.00 48% —
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Bay Harbor City, CA · (310) 325-5111 US SCROTUM & CONTENTS $894.40 $1,720.00 $96.00–$285.00 48% —
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Baldwin Park Baldwin Park, CA · (626) 851-1011 US SCROTUM & CONTENTS $894.40 $1,720.00 $96.00–$285.00 48% —
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Woodland Hills Woodland Hills, CA · (818) 719-3800 US SCROTUM & CONTENTS $894.40 $1,720.00 $96.00–$285.00 48% —
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Providence Cedars Sinai Tarzana Medical Center Tarzana, CA · (818) 881-0800 HC US EXAM SCROTUM & CONTENTS $1,041.95 $2,977.00 — 65% Apr 1, 2026
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St Joseph Hospital of Orange Orange, CA · (714) 633-9111 HC US EXAM SCROTUM & CONTENTS $1,044.48 $2,176.00 — 52% Apr 1, 2026
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Cedars-Sinai Marina Hospital Marina del Rey, CA · (310) 823-8911 HB US SCROTUM & TESTICLE(S) $1,580.46 $2,431.47 $132.41–$9,712.00 35% Nov 26, 2025
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St Jude Hospital Fullerton, CA · (714) 992-3000 HC US EXAM SCROTUM & CONTENTS $1,922.88 $4,006.00 — 52% Apr 1, 2026
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Keck Hospital of USC Los Angeles, CA · (323) 442-8656 Us Exam Scrotum $2,043.50 $2,043.50 — — Apr 1, 2026
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USC Kenneth Norris Jr Cancer Hospital Los Angeles, CA Us Exam Scrotum $2,280.50 $2,280.50 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CA · (310) 423-5000 HB US SCROTUM & TESTICLE(S) $2,580.51 $3,970.01 $132.41–$14,761.00 35% Nov 26, 2025
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Inpatient: lowest $488.40, median $894.40, highest $2,580.51 — a 5.3× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 30 facilities here, median $783.30 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 2 of 11 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.