Limb ultrasound (limited) cost in Albuquerque, NM
In Albuquerque, NM, 6 hospitals list a cash price for limited ultrasound of an arm or leg (non-vascular): from $198.00 to $533.80, with a median of $203.40. The lowest listed price is at University of New Mexico Hospital — $5.40 less than the median here. Across New Mexico, the median is $254.82 at 18 hospitals.
Cash prices at 6 facilities across 2 cities for code 76882, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Albuquerque, NM.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of New Mexico Hospital one side lowest Albuquerque, NM · (505) 272-2111 LIMITED ULTRASOUND SCAN OF JOINT OR OTHER EXTREMITY STRUCTURE LACKING BLOOD VESSELS | $198.00 | $360.00 | $92.69–$516.00 | 45% | — source file |
| University of New Mexico Hospital Albuquerque, NM · (505) 272-2111 US LMTD JT/FCL EVL NVASC XTR | $198.00 | $360.00 | $29.52–$516.00 | 45% | — source file |
| University of New Mexico Hospital one side lowest Albuquerque, NM · (505) 272-2111 LIMITED ULTRASOUND SCAN OF JOINT OR OTHER EXTREMITY STRUCTURE LACKING BLOOD VESSELS | $198.00 | $360.00 | $92.69–$516.00 | 45% | — source file |
| Lovelace Medical Center Albuquerque, NM · (505) 727-8000 Limited ultrasound scan of joint or other extremity structure except blood vessels | $199.50 | $665.00 | $100.98–$897.75 | 70% | — source file |
| Lovelace Westside Hospital Albuquerque, NM · (505) 727-2001 Limited ultrasound scan of joint or other extremity structure except blood vessels | $203.40 | $678.00 | $72.10–$915.30 | 70% | — source file |
| Lovelace Womens Hospital Albuquerque, NM Limited ultrasound scan of joint or other extremity structure except blood vessels | $203.40 | $678.00 | $100.98–$945.81 | 70% | — source file |
| Lovelace UNM Rehabilition Hospital Albuquerque, NM Limited ultrasound scan of joint or other extremity structure except blood vessels | $213.00 | $710.00 | $100.98–$660.30 | 70% | — source file |
| University of New Mexico Hospital Albuquerque, NM · (505) 272-2111 LIMITED ULTRASOUND SCAN OF JOINT OR OTHER EXTREMITY STRUCTURE LACKING BLOOD VESSELS | $396.00 | $720.00 | $29.52–$516.00 | 45% | — source file |
| Los Alamos Medical Center Los Alamos, NM · (505) 661-9500 Ultrasound, limited, joint or focal evaluation of other nonvascular extremity structure(s) (eg, joint space, peri-articular tendon[s], muscle[s], nerve[s], other soft-tissue structure[s], or soft-tissue mass[es]), real-time with image documentation | $533.80 | $889.67 | $104.48–$889.67 | 40% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $198.00, median $203.40, highest $533.80 — a 2.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $203.40. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 6 of 6 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What it is
A limited limb ultrasound looks at one area of an arm or leg, such as a lump, a tendon, a cyst behind the knee or fluid in a joint. It is not a vein or artery study.
What the price covers
The hospital price usually covers the ultrasound. The radiologist's reading is often billed separately.