Limb ultrasound (limited) cost in Carlsbad, NM
In Carlsbad-Artesia, NM, 2 hospitals list a cash price for limited ultrasound of an arm or leg (non-vascular): from $177.20 to $432.60, with a median of $304.90. The lowest listed price is at Carlsbad Medical Center — $127.70 less than the median here. Across New Mexico, the median is $254.82 at 18 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 Feb 20, 2026 and Apr 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 Carlsbad-Artesia, NM.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlsbad Medical Center lowest Carlsbad, NM · (575) 887-4570 US-EXT LTD JNT UNI File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $177.20 | $1,772.00 | $54.24–$1,647.96 | 90% |
| Artesia General Hospital Artesia, NM · (575) 748-3333 US EXTR NONVASC LIMITED File of Feb 20, 2026 · source file | $432.60 | $721.00 | $48.35–$684.95 | 40% |
| Artesia General Hospital Artesia, NM · (575) 748-3333 CB US EXTR NONVASC LIMI+2 more lines at this price File of Feb 20, 2026 · source file | $438.60 | $731.00 | $48.35–$694.45 | 40% |
Outpatient: lowest $177.20, median $304.90, highest $432.60 — a 2.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $393.50. 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.