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Bone Strength Ultrasound at a Limb Site

Louisiana 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?

$8.71

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8.71 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $8.32 from a physician practice, and about $115 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$8.32$6.46 to $9.55
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$115$66.07 to $209

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $115 · 10th to 90th $19 to $275Professionalmedian $8 · 10th to 90th $4 to $15
$5$10$20$50$100$200facility $115professional $8

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
$7.94
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$8.51
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$19.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$8.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$3.39
Typical High
$3.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$5.13
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$275.42
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$9.55
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$3.47
Typical High
$4.07
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$5.89
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$39.81
Christus
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$2.51
Median
$2.69
Typical High
$2.69
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$20.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$12.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$1.62
Median
$1.78
Typical High
$4.47
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$2.63
Median
$2.95
Typical High
$7.41
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$288.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$29.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$2.04
Median
$2.82
Typical High
$4.27
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$26.92
7 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$2.34
Median
$3.47
Typical High
$9.33
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.93
Median
$1.41
Typical High
$3.80
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$15.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$4.07
Typical High
$4.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.58
Median
$1.62
Typical High
$1.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$7.08
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
59 · Distinct service
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$5.13

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 39th of 51

$8.71

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.