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Extremity Joint Ultrasound (Limited)

Virginia 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?

$60.26

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $60.26 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $60.26 from a physician practice, and about $53.70 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$60.26$38.90 to $74.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$53.70$30.20 to $107

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $54 · 10th to 90th $19 to $302Professionalmedian $60 · 10th to 90th $32 to $83
$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $54professional $60

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
$38.90
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$44.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$38.90
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$331.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$83.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$43.65
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$40.74
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$70.79
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$34.67
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$43.65
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$776.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$93.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$47.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$46.77
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$87.10
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$43.65
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$45.71
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$56.23
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$38.02
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$104.71
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$39.81
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$257.04
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$95.50
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$45.71
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$54.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$489.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$95.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$41.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$54.95
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
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$40.74
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
27 · Multiple hospital visits
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$18.20

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 29th of 51

$60.26

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.