Limb ultrasound (limited) cost in Waterloo, IA
In Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA, 6 hospitals list a cash price for limited ultrasound of an arm or leg (non-vascular): from $54.51 to $874.90, with a median of $311.83. The lowest listed price is at Allen Hospital — $257.32 less than the median here. Across Iowa, the median is $350.48 at 82 hospitals.
Cash prices at 6 facilities across 5 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 Jan 28, 2026 and Jun 29, 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 Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen Hospital lowest Waterloo, IA · (319) 235-3941 HC US XTR NON-VASC LTD (REGENEXX) | $54.51 | $68.13 | $32.09–$289.80 | 20% | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Waverly Health Center Waverly, IA · (319) 352-4120 Limited ultrasound scan of joint or other extremity structure except blood vessels | $141.44 | $272.00 | $21.39–$231.20 | 48% | Mar 3, 2026 source file |
| Community Memorial Hospital Medical Center Sumner, IA · (563) 578-3275 HC US XTR NON-VASC LTD | $273.25 | $341.57 | $137.00–$215.00 | 20% | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| Allen Hospital Waterloo, IA · (319) 235-3941 HC US XTR NON-VASC LTD | $340.12 | $425.14 | $88.15–$289.80 | 20% | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Grundy County Memorial Hospital Grundy Center, IA · (319) 824-5421 HC US XTR NON-VASC LTD | $350.40 | $438.00 | $214.00–$416.00 | 20% | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| Sartori Memorial Hospital one side Cedar Falls, IA · (319) 268-3000 HC US Joint/Nonvascular Extremity Limited Lt | $874.90 | $1,346.00 | $58.20–$1,346.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center one side Waterloo, IA · (319) 272-8000 HC US Joint/Nonvascular Extremity Limited Rt | $874.90 | $1,346.00 | $58.20–$1,346.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Sartori Memorial Hospital one side Cedar Falls, IA · (319) 268-3000 HC US Joint/Nonvascular Extremity Limited Rt | $874.90 | $1,346.00 | $58.20–$1,346.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center one side Waterloo, IA · (319) 272-8000 HC US Joint/Nonvascular Extremity Limited Lt | $874.90 | $1,346.00 | $58.20–$1,346.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center one side Waterloo, IA · (319) 272-8000 HC US Joint/Nonvascular Extremity Limited Lt | $2,071.00 | — | $58.20–$240.48 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $54.51, median $311.83, highest $874.90 — a 16.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $350.40. 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 5 of 6 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.