Limb ultrasound (limited) cost in Boston, MA
In Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH, 26 hospitals list a cash price for limited ultrasound of an arm or leg (non-vascular): from $138.00 to $1,243.00, with a median of $411.05. The lowest listed price is at Southcoast Hospitals Group - Tobey Hospital Campus — $273.05 less than the median here. Across Massachusetts, the median is $340.00 at 33 hospitals.
Cash prices at 26 facilities across 19 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 Jan 28, 2026 and Sep 1, 2026.
Lowest$138.00Southcoast Hospitals Group - Tobey Hospital Campus
Median$411.05half pay less
Highest$1,243.00in this market
Difference9.0×highest vs lowest
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH.
median
Lowest $138.00Highest $1,243.00
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southcoast Hospitals Group - Tobey Hospital Campus lowest Wareham, MA · (508) 679-3131 HC US-Extremity-Nonvascular-Real-Time Image-Limited | $138.00 | $276.00 | $59.01–$411.86 | 50% | — source file |
| Boston Medical Center South Brockton, MA · (508) 427-3000 HC Chg US Extremity Focal Evaluation of Non-Vasc Real-Time Img Lmtd | $162.36 | $360.79 | $112.05–$394.86 | 55% | — source file |
| Boston Medical Center South Brockton, MA · (508) 427-3000 HC Chg US Extremity or Focal Evaluation of Non-Vasc Real-Time Img Lmtd | $162.36 | $360.79 | $112.05–$394.86 | 55% | — source file |
| Cambridge Health Alliance Cambridge, MA · (617) 665-1000 HC US Xtr Non-Vasc Lmtd | $165.00 | $165.00 | $31.59–$734.29 | — | — source file |
| Boston Medical Center Brighton Boston, MA · (617) 789-3000 HC Chg US Extremity or Focal Evaluation of Non-Vasc Real-Time Img Lmtd | $181.01 | $402.25 | $112.05–$475.07 | 55% | — source file |
| Boston Medical Center Brighton Boston, MA · (617) 789-3000 HC Chg US Extremity Focal Evaluation of Non-Vasc Real-Time Img Lmtd | $181.01 | $402.25 | $112.05–$475.07 | 55% | — source file |
| Melrosewakefield Healthcare Melrose, MA · (781) 979-3000 HC Ultrasound of Axilla | $214.20 | $306.00 | $87.31–$585.61 | 30% | — source file |
| Melrosewakefield Healthcare Melrose, MA · (781) 979-3000 HC Ultrasound Extremity Limited | $214.20 | $306.00 | $87.31–$585.61 | 30% | — source file |
| Melrosewakefield Healthcare one side Melrose, MA · (781) 979-3000 HC US Upper Ext Limited Left | $214.20 | $306.00 | $87.31–$585.61 | 30% | — source file |
| Melrosewakefield Healthcare one side Melrose, MA · (781) 979-3000 HC US Lower Ext Limited Left | $214.20 | $306.00 | $87.31–$585.61 | 30% | — source file |
| Melrosewakefield Healthcare one side Melrose, MA · (781) 979-3000 HC US Lower Ext Limited Right | $214.20 | $306.00 | $87.31–$585.61 | 30% | — source file |
| Boston Medical Center Boston, MA · (617) 638-8000 HC Chg US Extremity Focal Evaluation of Non-Vasc Real-Time Img Lmtd | $222.75 | $495.00 | $106.81–$512.54 | 55% | — source file |
| Boston Medical Center Boston, MA · (617) 638-8000 HC Chg US Extremity or Focal Evaluation of Non-Vasc Real-Time Img Lmtd | $222.75 | $495.00 | $106.81–$512.54 | 55% | — source file |
| Tufts Medical Center Boston, MA · (617) 636-5000 HC Ultrasound Extremity Limited | $234.50 | $335.00 | $87.97–$559.77 | 30% | — source file |
| Tufts Medical Center Boston, MA · (617) 636-5000 HC Chg US Extremity Nonvascular Real-Time Image Li | $234.50 | $335.00 | $87.97–$559.77 | 30% | — source file |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Boston, MA · (617) 667-7000 HC US EXTMVLITY NON VASC REAL TIME IMAGE LTD | $306.00 | $306.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Needham Needham, MA · (781) 453-3002 HC US EXTMVLITY NON VASC REAL TIME IMAGE LTD | $319.00 | $319.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Melrosewakefield Healthcare Melrose, MA · (781) 979-3000 HC Chg US Extremity Nonvascular Real-Time Image Li | $320.60 | $458.00 | $87.31–$687.00 | 30% | — source file |
| Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital Brockton, MA · (508) 941-7000 US; LMTD JT/NONVASC XTR (LT) | $376.60 | $538.00 | $9.18–$298.59 | 30% | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital Brockton, MA · (508) 941-7000 US; LMTD JT/NONVASC XTR (RT) | $376.60 | $538.00 | $9.18–$298.59 | 30% | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Emerson Hospital Concord, MA · (978) 369-1400 US LMTD JT/NONVASC XTR STRUX | $384.00 | $512.00 | $92.49–$512.00 | 25% | May 18, 2026 source file |
| Emerson Hospital Concord, MA · (978) 369-1400 US LMTD JT/FCL EVL NVASC XTR | $384.00 | $512.00 | $92.49–$512.00 | 25% | May 18, 2026 source file |
| Emerson Hospital Concord, MA · (978) 369-1400 ULTRASOUND LTD JT SOFT TIS LF | $384.00 | $512.00 | $92.49–$512.00 | 25% | May 18, 2026 source file |
| Emerson Hospital one side Concord, MA · (978) 369-1400 ULTRASOUND LTD JT SOFT TIS RT | $384.00 | $512.00 | $92.49–$512.00 | 25% | May 18, 2026 source file |
| Anna Jaques Hospital Newburyport, MA · (978) 463-1000 HC US EXTMVLITY NON VASC REAL TIME IMAGE LTD | $401.00 | $401.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington Burlington, MA · (781) 744-5100 HC US EXTMVLITY NON VASC REAL TIME IMAGE LTD | $407.00 | $407.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lowell General Hospital Lowell, MA · (978) 937-6000 HC Chg US Extremity Nonvascular Real-Time Image Li | $415.10 | $593.00 | $43.63–$593.00 | 30% | — source file |
| Lowell General Hospital Lowell, MA · (978) 937-6000 HC Ultrasound Extremity Limited | $415.10 | $593.00 | $43.63–$593.00 | 30% | — source file |
| Mount Auburn Hospital Cambridge, MA · (617) 492-3500 HC US EXTMVLITY NON VASC REAL TIME IMAGE LTD | $448.00 | $448.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Winchester Hospital Winchester, MA · (781) 729-9000 HC US EXTMVLITY NON VASC REAL TIME IMAGE LTD | $456.00 | $456.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| New England Baptist Hospital Boston, MA · (617) 754-5800 HC US EXTMVLITY NON VASC REAL TIME IMAGE LTD | $464.00 | $464.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Exeter Hospital Exeter, NH · (603) 778-7311 HC US EXTMVLITY NON VASC REAL TIME IMAGE LTD | $609.00 | $609.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Milton Milton, MA · (617) 696-4600 HC US EXTMVLITY NON VASC REAL TIME IMAGE LTD | $646.00 | $646.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Shriners Childrens - Boston Boston, MA · (617) 722-3000 US LMTD JT/FCL EVL NVASC XTR | $664.50 | $664.50 | $50.25–$817.41 | — | — source file |
| Parkland Medical Center Derry, NH · (603) 421-2100 US EXTREM NON VASC LTD | $710.75 | $710.75 | $21.96–$675.21 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Plaistow Fser Plaistow, NH · (603) 421-2100 US EXTREM NON VASC LTD | $710.75 | $710.75 | $21.96–$675.21 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Plymouth Plymouth, MA · (508) 746-2000 HC US EXTMVLITY NON VASC REAL TIME IMAGE LTD | $751.00 | $751.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital Brockton, MA · (508) 941-7000 US; LMTD JT/NONVASC XTR (50) | $753.20 | $1,076.00 | $9.18–$597.18 | 30% | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Dover Emergency Room Dover, NH · (603) 436-5110 Ultrasound, limited, joint or focal evaluation of other nonvascular extremity structure(s) (eg, joint space, peri-articular tendonºs», muscleºs», nerveºs», other soft-tissue structureºs», or soft-tiss | $1,243.00 | $1,243.00 | $894.01 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Seabrook Emergency Seabrook, NH · (603) 436-5110 Ultrasound, limited, joint or focal evaluation of other nonvascular extremity structure(s) (eg, joint space, peri-articular tendonºs», muscleºs», nerveºs», other soft-tissue structureºs», or soft-tiss | $1,243.00 | $1,243.00 | $894.01 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Seabrook Emergency Seabrook, NH · (603) 436-5110 US EXTREM NON VASC LTD | $1,243.00 | $1,243.00 | $51.21–$1,180.85 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Portsmouth Regional Hospital Portsmouth, NH · (603) 436-5110 Ultrasound, limited, joint or focal evaluation of other nonvascular extremity structure(s) (eg, joint space, peri-articular tendonºs», muscleºs», nerveºs», other soft-tissue structureºs», or soft-tiss | $1,243.00 | $1,243.00 | $894.01 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Portsmouth Regional Hospital Portsmouth, NH · (603) 436-5110 US EXTREM NON VASC LTD | $1,243.00 | $1,243.00 | $51.21–$1,180.85 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Dover Emergency Room Dover, NH · (603) 436-5110 US EXTREM NON VASC LTD | $1,243.00 | $1,243.00 | $51.21–$1,180.85 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $138.00, median $411.05, highest $1,243.00 — a 9.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 20 facilities here, median $380.30. 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 10 of 16 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.