Scans and imaging CPT 76870 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Testicular ultrasound cost in Minneapolis, MN — inpatient

In Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI, 20 hospitals list a cash price for ultrasound of the scrotum and testicles as an inpatient: from $115.18 to $457.74, with a median of $254.01. The lowest listed price is at Methodist Hospital — $138.83 less than the median here. Across Minnesota, the median is $457.74 at 45 hospitals.

Cash prices at 21 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 Jan 29, 2026 and Jun 17, 2026.

Lowest$115.18Methodist Hospital
Median$254.01half pay less
Highest$457.74in this market
Difference4.0×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 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI.

median
Lowest $115.18Highest $791.90
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Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Methodist Hospital lowest St. Louis Park, MN Ultrasound; scrotum $115.18 $443.00 $62.13–$381.00 74% —
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Regions Hospital St. Paul, MN · (651) 254-1616 Ultrasound; scrotum $197.86 $761.00 $41.17–$608.80 74% —
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Fairview Bethesda Hospital St. Paul, MN HC US SCROTUM AND CONTENTS $248.20 $618.94 $165.50–$557.04 60% Jan 29, 2026
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Fairview Northland Regional Hospital Princeton, MN · (952) 892-2101 HC US SCROTUM AND CONTENTS $248.20 $618.94 $322.47–$557.04 60% Jan 29, 2026
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HealthEast St John's Hospital Maplewood, MN · (651) 232-7000 HC US SCROTUM AND CONTENTS $248.22 $619.00 $322.50–$557.10 60% Feb 5, 2026
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M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital Edina, MN · (952) 924-5000 HC US SCROTUM AND CONTENTS $248.22 $619.00 $322.50–$557.10 60% Feb 6, 2026
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Fairview Lakes Health Services Wyoming, MN · (952) 892-2101 HC US SCROTUM AND CONTENTS $248.22 $619.00 $322.50–$557.10 60% Feb 5, 2026
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M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center Minneapolis, MN · (612) 624-1765 HC US SCROTUM AND CONTENTS $248.22 $619.00 $322.50–$557.10 60% Feb 6, 2026
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HealthEast Woodwinds Hospital Woodbury, MN · (651) 232-2185 HC US SCROTUM AND CONTENTS $248.22 $619.00 $322.50–$557.10 60% Feb 5, 2026
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North Memorial Health Care Robbinsdale, MN · (763) 520-5200 Ultrasound of scrotum $254.01 $482.00 $80.48–$385.60 47% —
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Maple Grove Hospital Maple Grove, MN · (763) 581-1000 Ultrasound of scrotum $254.01 $482.00 $73.93–$385.60 47% —
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M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital Burnsville, MN · (952) 892-2000 HC US SCROTUM AND CONTENTS $263.08 $619.00 $322.50–$557.10 57% Feb 6, 2026
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Hudson Hospital Hudson, WI · (715) 531-6000 Ultrasound; scrotum $275.62 $611.00 $129.65–$964.00 55% —
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Westfields Hospital New Richmond, WI · (715) 246-2101 Ultrasound; scrotum $283.51 $539.00 $214.09–$539.00 47% —
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Abbott Northwestern Hospital Minneapolis, MN · (612) 863-4000 HCHG RAD US SCROTUM $341.47 $711.40 $476.07–$597.58 52% Jun 16, 2026
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Mercy Hospital Coon Rapids, MN · (762) 236-6000 HCHG RAD US SCROTUM $341.47 $711.40 $476.07–$597.58 52% Jun 17, 2026
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Lakeview Hospital Stillwater, MN · (651) 430-4509 Ultrasound; scrotum $367.04 $992.00 $3.03–$892.80 63% —
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Allina Health Systems River Falls, WI HCHG RAD US SCROTUM $457.74 $817.40 $500.82–$817.40 44% Jun 15, 2026
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Cambridge Medical Center Cambridge, MN · (763) 689-7700 HCHG RAD US SCROTUM $457.74 $817.40 $363.17–$817.40 44% Jun 16, 2026
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Buffalo Hospital Buffalo, MN · (763) 682-1212 HCHG RAD US SCROTUM $457.74 $817.40 $363.17–$817.40 44% Jun 16, 2026
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Mercy Hospital Coon Rapids, MN · (762) 236-6000 HCHG RAD US SCROTUM PORTABLE $590.69 $1,230.60 $823.52–$1,033.70 52% Jun 17, 2026
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Abbott Northwestern Hospital Minneapolis, MN · (612) 863-4000 HCHG RAD US SCROTUM PORTABLE $590.69 $1,230.60 $823.52–$1,033.70 52% Jun 16, 2026
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Allina Health Systems River Falls, WI HCHG RAD US SCROTUM PORTABLE $791.90 $1,414.10 $866.42–$1,414.10 44% Jun 15, 2026
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Cambridge Medical Center Cambridge, MN · (763) 689-7700 HCHG RAD US SCROTUM PORTABLE $791.90 $1,414.10 $628.28–$1,414.10 44% Jun 16, 2026
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Buffalo Hospital Buffalo, MN · (763) 682-1212 HCHG RAD US SCROTUM PORTABLE $791.90 $1,414.10 $628.28–$1,414.10 44% Jun 16, 2026
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Childrens Health Care both sides Minneapolis, MN · (612) 813-6112 US TESTICULAR BILATERAL $728.00 $728.00 $246.06–$655.20 — May 7, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $115.18, median $254.01, highest $457.74 — a 4.0× difference within the same market.

Both sides : lowest $728.00, median $728.00, highest $728.00.

The two groups are not comparable and are not averaged together: a price for both sides of the body covers twice the work. Merging them is how a single published "median" ends up far above what one side actually costs.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 20 facilities here, median $254.01 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 20 of 20 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 10 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.