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Bone Strength Ultrasound at a Limb Site

Missouri 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 Missouri, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9.55 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.33 from a physician practice, and about $20.42 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$9.33$7.24 to $61.66
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$20.42$16.98 to $120

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $20 · 10th to 90th $10 to $263Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $5 to $741
$5$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $20professional $9

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
$6.03
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$22.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$7.76
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$2.29
Median
$2.51
Typical High
$2.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$4.17
Typical High
$4.90
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$67.61
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$2.75
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$18.20
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$50.12
BCBS Kansas City
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$87.10
BCBS Kansas City
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$10.47
BCBS Kansas City
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$2.88
Median
$3.02
Typical High
$3.89
BCBS Kansas City
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$6.61
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$245.47
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$21.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$1.95
Median
$2.88
Typical High
$5.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$3.31
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$16.22
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$316.23
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$741.31
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$2.75
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$81.28
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$741.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$346.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$20.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$2.51
Median
$3.16
Typical High
$5.75
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$14.13
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
$3.02
Median
$3.47
Typical High
$3.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.23
Median
$1.38
Typical High
$1.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$5.89

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 33rd 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.