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Bone Strength Ultrasound at a Limb Site

Mississippi 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?

$9.33

Typical negotiated rate. In Mississippi, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9.33 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.23 from a physician practice, and about $5.25 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$10.23$6.61 to $28.84
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5.25$4.68 to $5.25

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5 · 10th to 90th $5 to $138Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $6 to $37
$5$10$20$50$100$200facility $5professional $10

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
$6.46
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$10.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$14.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$2.51
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$5.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$8.71
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$5.25
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$37.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$109.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$28.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$2.19
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$4.57
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$22.91
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$2.24
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$213.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$36.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$2.24
Median
$2.75
Typical High
$5.01
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$31.62
2 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
$3.24
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$7.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.29
Median
$2.19
Typical High
$2.82

Where Mississippi 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.

Mississippi· 34th of 51

$9.33

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.