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Extremity Joint Ultrasound (Limited)

Tennessee 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?

$54.95

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $54.95 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $45.71 to $141.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $63 · 10th to 90th $19 to $148Professionalmedian $55 · 10th to 90th $35 to $550
$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $63professional $55

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
$52.48
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$44.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$37.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$38.90
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$97.72
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$53.70
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$81.28
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$47.86
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$61.66
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$151.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$93.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$48.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$43.65
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$549.54
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$269.15
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$281.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$100.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$47.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$53.70
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
$34.67
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$39.81

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 34th of 51

$54.95

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.