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Complete Joint Ultrasound

Idaho rates for HCPCS 76881

This is a detailed ultrasound examination of a joint that images the joint space and the surrounding soft tissue, such as tendons, ligaments, and muscles around it. It's used to look for fluid buildup, inflammation, tears, or other soft-tissue problems affecting the joint.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Complete Joint Ultrasound cost?

$110

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $110 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $105 from a physician practice, and about $288 from a hospital or other facility.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 10 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$105$89.13 to $120
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$288$141 to $389

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $288 · 10th to 90th $71 to $501Professionalmedian $105 · 10th to 90th $71 to $135
$20$50$100$200$500facility $288professional $105

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$91.20
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$512.86
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$109.65
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$87.10
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$22.39
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$602.56
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$123.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$57.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$87.10
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$302.00
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$630.96
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$144.54
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$74.13
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$89.13
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$36.31
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$114.82
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$134.90
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$398.11
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$134.90
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$107.15
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$28.18
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$52.48
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$109.65
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$79.43
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$20.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$245.47
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$60.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$186.21
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$95.50
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$74.13

Where Idaho sits

The same service costs 4.0 times more in Alaska than in Texas. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Idaho· 13th of 51

$110

AK $195TX $48.98

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.