Limb ultrasound (limited) cost in Slidell, LA
In Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for limited ultrasound of an arm or leg (non-vascular): from $173.74 to $200.00, with a median of $186.87. The lowest listed price is at Lakeview Hospital — $13.13 less than the median here. Across Louisiana, the median is $173.74 at 53 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities 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 Jul 1, 2026 and Jul 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 Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeview Hospital lowest Covington, LA · (504) 988-5263 Ultrasound of Arm or Leg | $173.74 | $1,241.00 | $104.12–$95.39 | 86% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Fairway Medical Center one side Covington, LA · (985) 809-9888 US LT LOWER EXT LTD NON VASC | $200.00 | $602.00 | $106.81–$121.55 | 67% | — source file |
| Fairway Medical Center one side Covington, LA · (985) 809-9888 US LT UPPER EXT LTD NON VASC | $200.00 | $602.00 | $106.81–$121.55 | 67% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $173.74, median $186.87, highest $200.00 — a 1.2× difference within the same market.
Cash or insurance?
At 0 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.