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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 October 2026.

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

$23.99

Typical negotiated rate. In Kansas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $23.99 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $14.13 from a physician practice, and about $126 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$14.13$7.76 to $43.65
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$126$126 to $132

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $126 · 10th to 90th $38 to $135Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $7 to $741
$5$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $126professional $14

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
$8.13
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$354.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$8.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$2.51
Median
$2.88
Typical High
$3.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$5.13
BCBS Kansas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$131.83
BCBS Kansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$23.99
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$257.04
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$43.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$2.45
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$7.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$37.15
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$29.51
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$741.31
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$2.88
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$81.28
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$741.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$194.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$33.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$2.63
Median
$3.02
Typical High
$5.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$21.38
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
$3.47
Median
$3.89
Typical High
$4.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.38
Median
$1.55
Typical High
$1.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$6.46

Where Kansas 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.

Kansas· 1st of 51

$23.99

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.