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Bone Strength Ultrasound at a Limb Site

Kansas 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 July 2026.

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

$7.76

Typical negotiated rate. In Kansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7.76 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $6.61 to $23.99.

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.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $8 · 10th to 90th $6 to $24
$10$20$50$100$200$500professional $8

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$7.76
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$23.99
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$42.66
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$741.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$38.90

Where Kansas sits

The same service costs 3.0 times more in Alaska than in Tennessee. 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.

Kansas· 28th of 51

$7.76

AK $18.62TN $6.31

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.