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Extremity Joint Ultrasound (Limited)

West 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?

$56.23

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $56.23 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $52.48 from a physician practice, and about $339 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$52.48$44.67 to $81.28
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$339$97.72 to $479

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $339 · 10th to 90th $56 to $550Professionalmedian $52 · 10th to 90th $30 to $105
$20$50$100$200$500facility $339professional $52

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
$51.29
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$63.10
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$87.10
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$223.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$309.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$154.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$154.88
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$588.84
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$173.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$295.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$81.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$57.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$35.48
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
$40.74
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$40.74

Where West 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.

West Virginia· 32nd 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.