Limb ultrasound (limited) cost in Columbia, SC
In Columbia, SC, 4 hospitals list a cash price for limited ultrasound of an arm or leg (non-vascular): from $111.00 to $876.00, with a median of $264.00. The lowest listed price is at Musc Health Columbia Medical Center Downtown and 1 other hospital — $153.00 less than the median here. Across South Carolina, the median is $653.91 at 38 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 3 cities for code 76882, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 28, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 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 Columbia, SC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Musc Health Columbia Medical Center Downtown lowest Columbia, SC · (803) 256-5300 HB US EXTREMITY NON-VAS LIMITED | $111.00 | $222.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| MUSC Health Columbia Medical Center Northeast lowest Columbia, SC · (803) 256-5300 HB US EXTREMITY NON-VAS LIMITED | $111.00 | $222.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kershaw Medical Center Camden, SC · (803) 432-4311 HB US EXTREMITY NON-VAS LIMITED | $417.00 | $834.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lexington Medical Center West Columbia, SC · (803) 791-2000 Hc Us Limited Joint,Soft Tissue,Other Extremity Structure,Nonvasc | $876.00 | $876.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $111.00, median $264.00, highest $876.00 — a 7.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $264.00. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.