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Extremity Joint Ultrasound (Limited)

Utah 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?

$41.69

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $41.69 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $40.74 from a physician practice, and about $200 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$40.74$29.51 to $58.88
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$200$38.02 to $275

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $200 · 10th to 90th $33 to $389Professionalmedian $41 · 10th to 90th $25 to $72
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $200professional $41

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
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$38.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$42.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$40.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$891.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$89.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$44.67
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$47.86
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$64.57
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$389.05
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$107.15
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$54.95
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$53.70
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$64.57
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$72.44
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$53.70
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$35.48
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$97.72
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$112.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$38.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$39.81
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
$26.30
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$91.20

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 48th of 51

$41.69

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.