go back

Bone Strength Ultrasound at a Limb Site

Minnesota 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?

$14.79

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.79 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $14.79 from a physician practice, and about $22.39 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$14.79$10.23 to $19.95
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$22.39$7.08 to $74.13

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $22 · 10th to 90th $7 to $288Professionalmedian $15 · 10th to 90th $7 to $41
$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $22professional $15

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
$7.08
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$7.08
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$2.51
Median
$2.51
Typical High
$2.51
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$4.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$12.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$2.29
Median
$2.51
Typical High
$3.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$6.76
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$398.11
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$22.91
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$8.32
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$15.14
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$67.61
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$23.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$43.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$29.51
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$2.69
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$7.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$20.89
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$52.48
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$18.62
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$34.67
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$19.95
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$3.55
Median
$3.55
Typical High
$7.24
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$12.88
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$275.42
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$741.31
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$81.28
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$741.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$371.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$25.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$2.88
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$8.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$15.14
5 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
$3.55
Median
$3.55
Typical High
$3.55
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.41
Median
$1.41
Typical High
$1.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$3.55
Typical High
$6.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.23
Median
$1.41
Typical High
$2.45
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$9.77

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 9th of 51

$14.79

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.