Limb ultrasound (limited) cost in Charlotte, NC
In Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC, 20 hospitals list a cash price for limited ultrasound of an arm or leg (non-vascular): from $128.79 to $1,279.50, with a median of $479.30. The lowest listed price is at Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital — $350.51 less than the median here. Across North Carolina, the median is $395.50 at 65 hospitals.
Cash prices at 20 facilities across 14 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 Dec 1, 2025 and Sep 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 Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital lowest Mooresville, NC · (704) 660-4000 US Lmtd Joint/Oth Nonvasc Xtr Strux R-T W/Img+2 more lines at this price source file | $128.79 | $477.00 | $41.88–$1,036.06 | 73% |
| Iredell Memorial Hospital one side Statesville, NC · (704) 878-5661 US Lower Extremity Non-Vascular Left+3 more lines at this price File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $140.40 | $520.00 | $119.13–$1,040.00 | 73% |
| Iredell Memorial Hospital Statesville, NC · (704) 878-5661 ED US Soft Tiss MSK Limted File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $140.40 | $520.00 | $119.13–$1,040.00 | 73% |
| MUSC Chester Regional Medical Center Chester, SC · (803) 581-3151 HB US EXTREMITY NON-VAS LIMITED File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $157.50 | $315.00 | — | 50% |
| Atrium Health Mercy, a facility of Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC HC US LMTD JOINT/OTH NONVASC XTR STRUX R-T W/IMG File of Dec 4, 2025 · source file | $479.30 | $958.60 | $58.83–$881.91 | 50% |
| Carolinas Rehabilitation Belmont, NC HC US LMTD JOINT/OTH NONVASC XTR STRUX R-T W/IMG File of Dec 5, 2025 · source file | $479.30 | $958.60 | $108.47–$881.91 | 50% |
| Atrium Health Lincoln Lincolnton, NC · (980) 212-2000 HC US LMTD JOINT/OTH NONVASC XTR STRUX R-T W/IMG File of Dec 1, 2025 · source file | $479.30 | $958.60 | $101.76–$910.67 | 50% |
| Atrium Health Anson Wadesboro, NC · (704) 694-5131 HC US LMTD JOINT/OTH NONVASC XTR STRUX R-T W/IMG File of Dec 1, 2025 · source file | $479.30 | $958.60 | $103.16–$910.67 | 50% |
| Atrium Health Behavioral Health Charlotte, NC HC US LMTD JOINT/OTH NONVASC XTR STRUX R-T W/IMG File of Dec 4, 2025 · source file | $479.30 | $958.60 | $182.13–$958.60 | 50% |
| Atrium Health University City Charlotte, NC · (704) 548-6000 HC US LMTD JOINT/OTH NONVASC XTR STRUX R-T W/IMG File of Dec 5, 2025 · source file | $479.30 | $958.60 | $95.86–$929.84 | 50% |
| Atrium Health Pineville Charlotte, NC · (704) 379-5000 HC US LMTD JOINT/OTH NONVASC XTR STRUX R-T W/IMG File of Dec 5, 2025 · source file | $479.30 | $958.60 | $95.86–$881.91 | 50% |
| Carolinas Rehabilitation Charlotte, NC HC US LMTD JOINT/OTH NONVASC XTR STRUX R-T W/IMG File of Dec 5, 2025 · source file | $479.30 | $958.60 | $108.47–$881.91 | 50% |
| Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast Concord, NC · (704) 783-3000 HC US LMTD JOINT/OTH NONVASC XTR STRUX R-T W/IMG File of Dec 1, 2025 · source file | $479.30 | $958.60 | $103.16–$910.67 | 50% |
| Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC · (704) 355-2000 HC US LMTD JOINT/OTH NONVASC XTR STRUX R-T W/IMG+1 more line at this price File of Dec 4, 2025 · source file | $479.30 | $958.60 | $58.83–$862.74 | 50% |
| Atrium Health Union Monroe, NC · (704) 283-3100 HC US LMTD JOINT/OTH NONVASC XTR STRUX R-T W/IMG File of Dec 4, 2025 · source file | $479.30 | $958.60 | $103.16–$910.67 | 50% |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital one side Belmont, NC · (704) 834-4891 HCHG US LMTD JNT/NONVAS EXT STRUCTR+IMG DOCUMNTN LT+1 more line at this price File of May 11, 2026 · source file | $579.00 | $579.00 | $87.14–$550.05 | — |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital one side Mount Holly, NC · (704) 834-4891 HCHG US LMTD JNT/NONVAS EXT STRUCTR+IMG DOCUMNTN LT+1 more line at this price File of May 11, 2026 · source file | $579.00 | $579.00 | $87.14–$550.05 | — |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Mount Holly, NC · (704) 834-4891 HCHG ER US LMTD JNT/NONVAS EXT STRUCTR+IMG DOCUMNTN File of May 11, 2026 · source file | $579.00 | $579.00 | $87.14–$550.05 | — |
| CaroMont Regional Medical Center - Gastonia one side Gastonia, NC · (704) 834-4891 HCHG US LMTD JNT/NONVAS EXT STRUCTR+IMG DOCUMNTN LT+1 more line at this price File of May 11, 2026 · source file | $579.00 | $579.00 | $87.14–$550.05 | — |
| CaroMont Regional Medical Center - Gastonia Gastonia, NC · (704) 834-4891 HCHG ER US LMTD JNT/NONVAS EXT STRUCTR+IMG DOCUMNTN File of May 11, 2026 · source file | $579.00 | $579.00 | $87.14–$550.05 | — |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Belmont, NC · (704) 834-4891 HCHG ER US LMTD JNT/NONVAS EXT STRUCTR+IMG DOCUMNTN File of May 11, 2026 · source file | $579.00 | $579.00 | $87.14–$550.05 | — |
| MUSC Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster, SC · (803) 286-1481 HB US EXTREMITY NON-VAS LIMITED File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $861.00 | $1,722.00 | — | 50% |
| Piedmont Medical Center Fort Mill, SC · (803) 329-1234 US XTR SOFT TISSUE LMTD+1 more line at this price File of Apr 15, 2026 · source file | $1,279.50 | $1,706.00 | $1.00–$1,296.56 | 25% |
| Piedmont Medical Center Rock Hill, SC · (803) 329-1234 US XTR JOINT LMTD+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,279.50 | $1,706.00 | $1.00–$1,296.56 | 25% |
| Iredell Memorial Hospital both sides Statesville, NC · (704) 878-5661 US Upper Extremity Non-Vascular Bilat File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $280.53 | $1,039.00 | $238.03–$2,078.00 | 73% |
Outpatient: lowest $128.79, median $479.30, highest $1,279.50 — a 9.9× difference within the same market.
Both sides : lowest $280.53, median $280.53, highest $280.53.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 19 facilities here, median $479.30. 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 15 of 18 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 it is 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.