Limb ultrasound (limited) cost in Chico, CA
In Chico, CA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for limited ultrasound of an arm or leg (non-vascular): from $65.00 to $201.62, with a median of $133.31. The lowest listed price is at Oroville Hospital — $68.31 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $503.30 at 186 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 Sep 26, 2026 and Sep 26, 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 Chico, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oroville Hospital lowest Oroville, CA · (530) 533-8500 Us Lmtd Jt/fcl Evl Nvscxt | $65.00 | $130.00 | $34.00–$143.00 | 50% | — source file |
| Orchard Hospital Gridley, CA · (530) 846-5671 Limited ultrasound scan of joint or other extremity structure except blood vessels | $201.62 | $336.03 | $37.65–$310.83 | 40% | Sep 26, 2026 source file |
| Oroville Hospital one side Oroville, CA · (530) 533-8500 Us Extremity Limited Rt | $677.00 | $1,353.00 | $119.00–$1,488.00 | 50% | — source file |
| Oroville Hospital one side Oroville, CA · (530) 533-8500 Us Extremity Limited Lt | $677.00 | $1,353.00 | $119.00–$1,488.00 | 50% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $65.00, median $133.31, highest $201.62 — a 3.1× difference within the same market.
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.