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Extremity Joint Ultrasound (Limited)

North Dakota 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?

$85.11

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $85.11 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $77.62 from a physician practice, and about $141 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$77.62$57.54 to $129
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$141$97.72 to $288

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $141 · 10th to 90th $58 to $479Professionalmedian $78 · 10th to 90th $47 to $162
$50$100$200$500facility $141professional $78

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
$57.54
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$537.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$57.54
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$288.40
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$154.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$141.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$74.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$70.79
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$371.54
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$363.08
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$199.53
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$213.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$107.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$51.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$60.26
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
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$204.17
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$34.67

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota· 12th of 51

$85.11

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.