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Extremity Joint Ultrasound (Limited)

South Carolina 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 South Carolina, 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 $224 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$48.98$35.48 to $67.61
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$224$151 to $331

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $224 · 10th to 90th $81 to $407Professionalmedian $49 · 10th to 90th $32 to $105
$50$100$200$500facility $224professional $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
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$42.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$40.74
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$112.20
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$57.54
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$41.69
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$407.38
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$131.83
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$60.26
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$30.90
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$29.51
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$562.34
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$93.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$52.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$43.65
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$169.82
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$83.18
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$56.23
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$48.98
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$112.20
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$691.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$95.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$47.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$50.12
7 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
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$38.90
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
59 · Distinct service
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$75.86
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$52.48
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$20.89
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$14.45
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$14.45
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$14.45

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 41st 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.