Limb ultrasound (limited) cost in Brainerd, MN
In Brainerd, MN, 2 hospitals list a cash price for limited ultrasound of an arm or leg (non-vascular): from $349.29 to $522.24, with a median of $435.77. The lowest listed price is at Essentia Health St. Joseph's Medical Center — $86.48 less than the median here. Across Minnesota, the median is $349.29 at 83 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 76882, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 1, 2026 and Jan 1, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Brainerd, MN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essentia Health St. Joseph's Medical Center lowest Brainerd, MN · (218) 829-2861 US MUSCOSKELETAL LIMITED JOINT, TC | $349.29 | $519.00 | $164.00–$441.15 | 33% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Joseph's Medical Center Brainerd, MN · (218) 829-2861 US EXT NON-VASC LIMITED, REALTIME W/ IMG TC | $360.06 | $535.00 | $169.06–$454.75 | 33% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Cuyuna Regional Medical Center Crosby, MN · (218) 546-2300 HCHG RAD US EXTREMITY FOCAL EVAL NONVASCULAR LTD STUDY | $522.24 | $1,536.00 | $324.00–$679.00 | 66% | — source file |
| Cuyuna Regional Medical Center Crosby, MN · (218) 546-2300 (IA) RAD US LMTD JT/FCL EVAL NONVASC XTR STRUX R-T W/IMG | $522.24 | $1,536.00 | $324.00–$679.00 | 66% | — source file |
| Cuyuna Regional Medical Center Crosby, MN · (218) 546-2300 PR US LMTD JT/FCL EVAL NONVASC XTR STRUX R-T W/IMG | $522.24 | $1,536.00 | $324.00–$679.00 | 66% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $349.29, median $435.77, highest $522.24 — a 1.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $435.77. 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 2 of 2 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.