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Extremity Joint Ultrasound (Limited)

Louisiana 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?

$61.66

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $61.66 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $60.26 from a physician practice, and about $102 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$60.26$41.69 to $69.18
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$102$66.07 to $151

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $102 · 10th to 90th $25 to $245Professionalmedian $60 · 10th to 90th $32 to $81
$20$50$100$200facility $102professional $60

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
$47.86
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$239.88
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$38.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$46.77
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$61.66
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$36.31
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$275.42
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$85.11
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$48.98
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$37.15
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$102.33
Christus
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$31.62
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$141.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$75.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$42.66
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$39.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$288.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$67.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$39.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$37.15
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
Facility
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$54.95

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 26th of 51

$61.66

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.