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Extremity Joint Ultrasound (Limited)

New Jersey 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?

$56.23

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $56.23 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $56.23 from a physician practice, and about $155 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$56.23$36.31 to $66.07
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$155$75.86 to $257

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $155 · 10th to 90th $25 to $550Professionalmedian $56 · 10th to 90th $25 to $93
$20$100$500$2Kfacility $155professional $56

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
$24.55
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$389.05
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$24.55
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$21.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$42.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$43.65
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$104.71
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$53.70
AmeriHealth
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$4,265.80
AmeriHealth
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$977.24
AmeriHealth
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$131.83
AmeriHealth
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$67.61
AmeriHealth
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$52.48
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$162.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$83.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$46.77
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$41.69
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$107.15
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$52.48
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$54.95
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$457.09
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$81.28
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$38.90
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$39.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$436.52
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$109.65
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$47.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$63.10
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
$19.50
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$28.84

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey· 31st of 51

$56.23

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.