Limb ultrasound (limited) cost in Duluth, MN
In Duluth, MN-WI, 12 hospitals list a cash price for limited ultrasound of an arm or leg (non-vascular): from $113.52 to $454.40, with a median of $336.50. The lowest listed price is at Essentia Health St. Mary's Medical Center and 2 other hospitals — $222.98 less than the median here. Across Minnesota, the median is $349.29 at 83 hospitals.
Cash prices at 12 facilities across 9 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 Jan 1, 2026 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 Duluth, MN-WI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essentia Health St. Mary's Medical Center lowest Duluth, MN · (218) 786-3574 US MUSCOSKELETAL LIMITED JOINT, TC | $113.52 | $172.00 | $56.93–$147.92 | 34% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Duluth lowest Duluth, MN · (218) 786-2652 US MUSCOSKELETAL LIMITED JOINT, TC | $113.52 | $172.00 | $56.93–$147.92 | 34% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's Children's Hospital lowest Duluth, MN US MUSCOSKELETAL LIMITED JOINT, TC | $113.52 | $172.00 | $56.93–$147.92 | 34% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Virginia Virginia, MN · (218) 741-3340 US EXT NON-VASC LIMITED, REALTIME W/ IMG TC | $124.34 | $198.00 | $45.54–$178.99 | 37% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Duluth Duluth, MN · (218) 786-2652 US EXT NON-VASC LIMITED, REALTIME W/ IMG TC | $130.68 | $198.00 | $65.54–$170.28 | 34% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's Medical Center Duluth, MN · (218) 786-3574 US EXT NON-VASC LIMITED, REALTIME W/ IMG TC | $130.68 | $198.00 | $65.54–$170.28 | 34% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's Children's Hospital Duluth, MN US EXT NON-VASC LIMITED, REALTIME W/ IMG TC | $130.68 | $198.00 | $65.54–$170.28 | 34% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital Duluth, MN · (218) 249-2449 US Extremity Non Vascular Limited | $220.86 | $406.00 | — | 46% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Cook Hospital Cook, MN · (218) 666-5945 US extremity nonvascular | $323.07 | $489.50 | — | 34% | — source file |
| The Cook Hospital Cook, MN · (218) 666-5945 SUPERFICIAL STRUCTURE US | $323.07 | $489.50 | — | 34% | — source file |
| The Cook Hospital Cook, MN · (218) 666-5945 US superficial structure | $343.86 | $521.00 | — | 34% | — source file |
| Ely-Bloomenson Community Hospital Ely, MN · (218) 365-3271 Limited ultrasound scan of joint or other extremity structure except blood vessels | $349.92 | $432.00 | $20.93–$423.36 | 19% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St Marys Hospital-Superior Superior, WI · (715) 817-7000 US EXT NON-VASC LIMITED, REALTIME W/ IMG TC | $374.67 | $507.00 | $162.24–$458.84 | 26% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Northern Pines Aurora, MN · (218) 229-4222 US EXT NON-VASC LIMITED, REALTIME W/ IMG TC | $374.67 | $507.00 | $194.64–$507.00 | 26% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Moose Lake Moose Lake, MN · (218) 786-1367 US EXT NON-VASC LIMITED, REALTIME W/ IMG TC | $374.67 | $507.00 | $201.79–$458.84 | 26% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Range Regional Health Services Hibbing, MN · (218) 362-6730 HC US LIMITED JOINT OR OTHER NONVASC EXTREMITY STRUCTURE | $401.63 | $945.00 | $100.03–$1,670.18 | 57% | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| Community Memorial Hospital Cloquet, MN · (218) 879-4641 US LMTD JT/NONVASC EXTREMITY | $454.40 | $710.00 | $162.50–$1,022.00 | 36% | — source file |
| Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital both sides Duluth, MN · (218) 249-2449 US Extremity Non Vascular Limited|TECHNICAL COMPONENT|BILATERAL PROCEDURE | $331.30 | $609.00 | — | 46% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Community Memorial Hospital both sides Cloquet, MN · (218) 879-4641 US LMTD JT/NONVAS EXTREM,BILAT | $654.08 | $1,022.00 | $162.50–$1,022.00 | 36% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $113.52, median $336.50, highest $454.40 — a 4.0× difference within the same market.
Both sides : lowest $331.30, median $492.69, highest $654.08 — a 2.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 8 facilities here, median $172.60. 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 10 of 10 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.