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Extremity Joint Ultrasound (Limited)

Mississippi 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?

$52.48

Typical negotiated rate. In Mississippi, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $52.48 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $48.98 from a physician practice, and about $145 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$48.98$44.67 to $60.26
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$145$145 to $158

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $145 · 10th to 90th $126 to $158Professionalmedian $49 · 10th to 90th $29 to $100
$50$100$200facility $145professional $49

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
$45.71
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$67.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$58.88
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$57.54
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$33.88
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$42.66
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$158.49
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$47.86
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$158.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$93.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$42.66
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$51.29
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$51.29
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$213.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$64.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$41.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$34.67
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
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
59 · Distinct service
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$57.54

Where Mississippi 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.

Mississippi· 38th of 51

$52.48

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.