Limb ultrasound (limited) cost in Lancaster, PA — inpatient
In Lancaster, PA, 3 hospitals list a cash price for limited ultrasound of an arm or leg (non-vascular) as an inpatient: from $154.23 to $468.00, with a median of $394.20. The lowest listed price is at Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center — $239.97 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $394.20 at 93 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 cities for code 76882, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Lancaster, PA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center one side lowest Lancaster, PA · (223) 287-9000 76882 MG. US Breast Axilla Or Upper Ext Left - Report Tech+4 more lines at this price source file | $154.23 | $532.00 | $87.20–$448.36 | 71% |
| Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster, PA · (223) 287-9000 76882 US Upper Extremity Nonvascular Limited R Tech+4 more lines at this price source file | $154.23 | $532.00 | $87.20–$448.36 | 71% |
| UPMC Lititz Lititz, PA · (717) 625-2000 HC US JOINT OR OTHER NON VASC EXT LIMITED source file | $394.20 | $657.00 | $243.75–$558.45 | 40% |
| Ephrata Community Hospital Ephrata, PA · (717) 733-0311 Limited Ultrasound Joint/Other Extremity Structure Lacking Blood Vessels source file | $468.00 | $585.00 | $373.35–$468.00 | 20% |
Inpatient: lowest $154.23, median $394.20, highest $468.00 — a 3.0× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $394.20 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 2 of 3 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.