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Bone Strength Ultrasound at a Limb Site

Indiana 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?

$9.55

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9.55 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $8.91 from a physician practice, and about $22.91 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$8.91$6.92 to $13.80
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$22.91$11.48 to $427

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $23 · 10th to 90th $6 to $955Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $6 to $40
$5$20$100$500$2Kfacility $23professional $9

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$316.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$7.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$2.24
Median
$2.34
Typical High
$2.75
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$3.72
Typical High
$4.37
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$426.58
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$15.49
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$2.14
Median
$2.51
Typical High
$3.89
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$10.00
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.75
Median
$4.37
Typical High
$7.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$467.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$54.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$2.51
Median
$3.39
Typical High
$5.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$37.15
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$2,137.96
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$14.13
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$2.63
Median
$3.24
Typical High
$5.01
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$8.91
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$30.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$2.45
Median
$3.09
Typical High
$5.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$22.91
4 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
$2.95
Median
$3.02
Typical High
$3.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.17
Median
$1.23
Typical High
$1.45
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$5.75
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
59 · Distinct service
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$5.13

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana· 32nd of 51

$9.55

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.