Limb ultrasound (limited) cost in Columbus, NE
In Columbus, NE, 2 hospitals list a cash price for limited ultrasound of an arm or leg (non-vascular): from $607.75 to $754.30, with a median of $681.03. The lowest listed price is at Alegent Health Memorial Hospital, Schuyler — $73.28 less than the median here. Across Nebraska, the median is $522.00 at 48 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 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 28, 2026 and Mar 30, 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 Columbus, NE.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alegent Health Memorial Hospital, Schuyler lowest Schuyler, NE · (402) 352-2441 HC US LMTD JT/FCL EVL NVASC XTR File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $607.75 | $715.00 | $153.16–$809.53 | 15% |
| Columbus Community Hospital one side Columbus, NE · (402) 562-7118 LIMITED ULTRASOUND SCAN OF JOINT OR OTHER EXTREMITY STRUCTURE LACKING BLOOD VESSELS+1 more line at this price File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $754.30 | $794.00 | $115.69–$119.16 | 5% |
| Columbus Community Hospital Columbus, NE · (402) 562-7118 LIMITED ULTRASOUND SCAN OF JOINT OR OTHER EXTREMITY STRUCTURE LACKING BLOOD VESSELS File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $754.30 | $794.00 | $115.69–$119.16 | 5% |
| Columbus Community Hospital one side Columbus, NE · (402) 562-7118 US LMTD JT/FCL EVL NVASC XTR+1 more line at this price File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $788.50 | $830.00 | $115.69–$119.16 | 5% |
| Columbus Community Hospital Columbus, NE · (402) 562-7118 US LMTD JT/FCL EVL NVASC XTR File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $788.50 | $830.00 | $115.69–$119.16 | 5% |
Outpatient: lowest $607.75, median $681.03, highest $754.30 — a 1.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $607.75. 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 1 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.