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Ultrasound Bone Density Measurement

Wisconsin rates for HCPCS 0508T

Sends ultrasound through the skin into bone to estimate how dense and strong the bone is, giving an indication of the risk of osteoporosis and fracture. It takes only a few minutes, uses a small probe pressed against the skin, and involves no radiation.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Ultrasound Bone Density Measurement cost?

$63.10

Typical negotiated rate. In Wisconsin, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $63.10 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $63.10 from a physician practice, and about $214 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$63.10$56.23 to $64.57
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$214$47.86 to $331

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $214 · 10th to 90th $23 to $331Professionalmedian $63 · 10th to 90th $56 to $155
$10$20$50$100$200facility $214professional $63

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$63.10
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$331.13
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$154.88
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$70.79
Quartz
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$331.13
Quartz
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$154.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$47.86

Where Wisconsin sits

The same service costs 4168.7 times more in Kentucky than in Wyoming. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Wisconsin· 19th of 38

$63.10

KY $56,234WY $13.49

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.