Testicular ultrasound cost in Charlotte, NC
In Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC, 17 hospitals list a cash price for ultrasound of the scrotum and testicles: from $271.07 to $1,570.50, with a median of $478.30. The lowest listed price is at Iredell Memorial Hospital — $207.23 less than the median here. Across North Carolina, the median is $541.52 at 61 hospitals.
Cash prices at 17 facilities across 14 cities for code 76870, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 1, 2025 and Sep 1, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iredell Memorial Hospital lowest Statesville, NC · (704) 878-5661 ED US Scrotum and contents File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $271.07 | $1,003.95 | $230.00–$2,007.90 | 73% |
| Iredell Memorial Hospital Statesville, NC · (704) 878-5661 US Scrotum (Contents) File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $279.45 | $1,035.00 | $237.12–$2,070.00 | 73% |
| MUSC Chester Regional Medical Center Chester, SC · (803) 581-3151 HB US SCROTUM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $291.50 | $583.00 | — | 50% |
| Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital Mooresville, NC · (704) 660-4000 HC US SCROTUM+2 more lines at this price source file | $474.12 | $1,756.00 | $101.15–$1,141.40 | 73% |
| Atrium Health Mercy, a facility of Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC HC US ECHO SCROTUM & CONTENTS File of Dec 4, 2025 · source file | $478.30 | $956.60 | $85.28–$880.07 | 50% |
| Atrium Health Lincoln Lincolnton, NC · (980) 212-2000 HC US ECHO SCROTUM & CONTENTS File of Dec 1, 2025 · source file | $478.30 | $956.60 | $101.76–$908.77 | 50% |
| Atrium Health Anson Wadesboro, NC · (704) 694-5131 HC US ECHO SCROTUM & CONTENTS File of Dec 1, 2025 · source file | $478.30 | $956.60 | $103.16–$908.77 | 50% |
| Atrium Health University City Charlotte, NC · (704) 548-6000 HC US ECHO SCROTUM & CONTENTS File of Dec 5, 2025 · source file | $478.30 | $956.60 | $95.66–$927.90 | 50% |
| Atrium Health Pineville Charlotte, NC · (704) 379-5000 HC US ECHO SCROTUM & CONTENTS File of Dec 5, 2025 · source file | $478.30 | $956.60 | $95.66–$880.07 | 50% |
| Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast Concord, NC · (704) 783-3000 HC US ECHO SCROTUM & CONTENTS File of Dec 1, 2025 · source file | $478.30 | $956.60 | $103.16–$908.77 | 50% |
| Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC · (704) 355-2000 HC US ECHO SCROTUM & CONTENTS+1 more line at this price File of Dec 4, 2025 · source file | $478.30 | $956.60 | $85.28–$860.94 | 50% |
| Atrium Health Union Monroe, NC · (704) 283-3100 HC US ECHO SCROTUM & CONTENTS File of Dec 4, 2025 · source file | $478.30 | $956.60 | $103.16–$908.77 | 50% |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Belmont, NC · (704) 834-4891 HCHG US SCROTUM AND CONTENTS File of May 11, 2026 · source file | $1,140.00 | $1,140.00 | $106.81–$1,083.00 | — |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Mount Holly, NC · (704) 834-4891 HCHG US SCROTUM AND CONTENTS File of May 11, 2026 · source file | $1,140.00 | $1,140.00 | $106.81–$1,083.00 | — |
| CaroMont Regional Medical Center - Gastonia Gastonia, NC · (704) 834-4891 HCHG US SCROTUM AND CONTENTS File of May 11, 2026 · source file | $1,140.00 | $1,140.00 | $106.81–$1,083.00 | — |
| MUSC Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster, SC · (803) 286-1481 HB US SCROTUM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,496.50 | $2,993.00 | — | 50% |
| Piedmont Medical Center Rock Hill, SC · (803) 329-1234 US SCROTUM CONTENTS File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,570.50 | $2,094.00 | $1.00–$1,591.44 | 25% |
| Piedmont Medical Center Fort Mill, SC · (803) 329-1234 US SCROTUM CONTENTS File of Apr 15, 2026 · source file | $1,570.50 | $2,094.00 | $1.00–$1,591.44 | 25% |
Outpatient: lowest $271.07, median $478.30, highest $1,570.50 — a 5.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 16 facilities here, median $478.30. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 12 of 15 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.