Limb ultrasound (limited) cost in Lexington, KY
In Lexington-Fayette, KY, 5 hospitals list a cash price for limited ultrasound of an arm or leg (non-vascular): from $99.31 to $942.66, with a median of $327.88. The lowest listed price is at University of Kentucky Hospital — $228.57 less than the median here. Across Kentucky, the median is $259.20 at 75 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 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 Feb 28, 2026 and Sep 17, 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 Lexington-Fayette, KY.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Kentucky Hospital lowest Lexington, KY · (859) 257-2278 Hc Poct Us Extremity Limited,Joint,Focal File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $99.31 | $248.28 | — | 60% |
| Saint Joseph East Lexington, KY · (859) 967-5000 HC US BREAST AXILLARY BIL File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $279.57 | $696.00 | $32.56–$633.36 | 60% |
| Saint Joseph East Lexington, KY · (859) 967-5000 HC U/S JOINT LMTD(NON-VAS) ACT XTR STRUX File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $307.29 | $765.00 | $32.56–$696.15 | 60% |
| Saint Joseph Hospital Lexington, KY · (859) 313-1000 HC US BREAST AXILLARY BIL File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $327.88 | $696.00 | $32.56–$633.36 | 53% |
| Saint Joseph Hospital Lexington, KY · (859) 313-1000 HC U/S JOINT LMTD(NON-VAS) ACT XTR STRUX File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $360.38 | $765.00 | $32.56–$696.15 | 53% |
| University of Kentucky Hospital Lexington, KY · (859) 257-2278 Hc Ultrasound Extremity-Arm Or Leg File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $372.30 | $930.76 | — | 60% |
| Clark Regional Medical Center Winchester, KY · (859) 737-8559 Ultrasound, limited, joint or focal evaluation of other nonvascular extremity structure(s) (eg, joint space, peri-articular tendon[s], muscle[s], nerve[s], other soft-tissue structure[s], or soft-tissue mass[es]), real-time with image documentation source file | $561.03 | $1,402.57 | $104.48–$1,402.57 | 60% |
| Baptist Health Lexington Lexington, KY · (859) 260-6100 Limited ultrasound scan of joint or other extremity structure except blood vessels File of Sep 17, 2026 · source file | $942.66 | $1,256.88 | $111.55–$2,555.24 | 25% |
Outpatient: lowest $99.31, median $327.88, highest $942.66 — a 9.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $279.57. 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 4 of 4 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.