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Extremity Joint Ultrasound (Limited)

Kentucky rates for HCPCS 76882

A focused ultrasound exam of a single joint or related structure in an arm or leg that looks at one specific area rather than fully evaluating the whole joint. It's used to check for fluid buildup, a cyst, or another specific finding in or around the joint. It's a quicker, narrower exam than a complete extremity joint ultrasound that examines multiple structures.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Extremity Joint Ultrasound (Limited) cost?

$33.88

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $33.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $33.88 from a physician practice, and about $58.88 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$33.88$28.84 to $57.54
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$58.88$41.69 to $81.28

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $59 · 10th to 90th $31 to $105Professionalmedian $34 · 10th to 90th $25 to $72
$20$50$100$200facility $59professional $34

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
$30.90
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$44.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$45.71
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$89.13
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$38.90
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$39.81
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$27.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$12.30
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$77.62
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$66.07
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$213.80
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$53.70
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$50.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$309.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$154.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$154.88
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$70.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$34.67
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$37.15
1 more rate 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
$41.69
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$47.86

Where Kentucky sits

The same service costs 5.1 times more in Alaska than in Kentucky. 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.

Kentucky· 51st of 51

$33.88

AK $174KY $33.88

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.