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Bone Strength Ultrasound at a Limb Site

Florida 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?

$5.75

Typical negotiated rate. In Florida, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5.75 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $5.62 from a physician practice, and about $200 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$5.62$5.01 to $8.51
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$200$32.36 to $204

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $200 · 10th to 90th $6 to $7,079Professionalmedian $6 · 10th to 90th $4 to $19
$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $200professional $6

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
$3.31
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$323.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$8.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$1.91
Median
$2.00
Typical High
$2.75
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$2.88
Median
$3.16
Typical High
$5.25
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$6.03
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$109.65
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$14.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$218.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$25.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$2.00
Median
$2.09
Typical High
$5.50
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$3.47
Typical High
$20.89
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$8,317.64
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$8,317.64
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$8,317.64
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$58.88
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$2.04
Median
$3.24
Typical High
$3.98
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$56.23
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1.91
Median
$3.72
Typical High
$6.46
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$131.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$28.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$2.14
Median
$2.51
Typical High
$5.01
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$3.31
Median
$4.37
Typical High
$16.98
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$5.25
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$1.82
Median
$1.82
Typical High
$1.82
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$3.39
Typical High
$3.39
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
$2.40
Median
$2.57
Typical High
$4.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.95
Median
$1.02
Typical High
$1.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$4.17
Typical High
$5.75

Where Florida 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.

Florida· 51st of 51

$5.75

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.