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CT Scan Taken For Bone Strength Analysis

California rates for HCPCS 0558T

A computed tomography scan taken specifically so that bone strength and structure can be measured from the images by analysis software. This covers acquiring the scan; working out the strength results from the pictures is provided separately.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does CT Scan Taken For Bone Strength Analysis cost?

$224

Typical negotiated rate. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $224 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $219 from a physician practice, and about $513 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 8 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$219$191 to $257
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$513$269 to $1,202

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $513 · 10th to 90th $191 to $1,905Professionalmedian $219 · 10th to 90th $158 to $372
$0.1$1.0$10.0$100.0$1.0Kfacility $513professional $219

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$2,344.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$275.42
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$263.03
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$302.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$2,187.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$1,096.48
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$831.76
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,202.26
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$1,905.46
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$457.09
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$1,096.48
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$218.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$478.63

Where California sits

The same service costs 2.1 times more in North Carolina than in New York. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

California $224 · 26th of 51
NC $363NY $174

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.