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Bone Strength Ultrasound at a Limb Site

Colorado rates for HCPCS 76977

Measures bone strength at a site away from the trunk, commonly the heel, wrist, or finger, using sound waves instead of radiation. It gives a quick estimate of bone loss and is often used for screening in settings without a full scanning table. The result is compared against a standard range to flag people who may need further testing.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Bone Strength Ultrasound at a Limb Site cost?

$10.96

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.96 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.72 from a physician practice, and about $22.39 from a hospital or other facility.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$10.72$7.59 to $14.45
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$22.39$17.78 to $38.90

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $22 · 10th to 90th $10 to $209Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $6 to $26
$5$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $22professional $11

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$8.32
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$2.29
Median
$2.69
Typical High
$3.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$5.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$38.90
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$25.70
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$4.37
Typical High
$8.51
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$10.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$426.58
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$32.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$2.34
Median
$3.47
Typical High
$6.46
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$20.89
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$41.69
Denver HMP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$14.45
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$17.38
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$5.89
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$11.48
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$16.60
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$15.49
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$549.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$23.99
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$2.69
Median
$3.80
Typical High
$5.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$19.50
3 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$3.80
Typical High
$4.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.23
Median
$1.51
Typical High
$1.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$6.31

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 4.2 times more in Kansas than in Florida. 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.

Colorado· 22nd of 51

$10.96

KS $23.99FL $5.75

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.