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Bone Strength Ultrasound at a Limb Site

Nevada 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?

$7.94

Typical negotiated rate. In Nevada, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7.94 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.59 from a physician practice, and about $9.77 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$7.59$6.76 to $12.30
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$9.77$7.94 to $182

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $10 · 10th to 90th $6 to $204Professionalmedian $8 · 10th to 90th $7 to $36
$1$10$100$1Kfacility $10professional $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
$7.24
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$30.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$8.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$2.75
Median
$2.82
Typical High
$3.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$4.90
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$6.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$9.77
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$14.45
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$2.51
Median
$2.51
Typical High
$5.50
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$4.07
Typical High
$9.55
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$676.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$47.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$2.29
Median
$2.88
Typical High
$4.68
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$44.67
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.36
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$12.88
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$0.27
Median
$2.95
Typical High
$4.27
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$0.09
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$8.32
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$0.36
Median
$0.36
Typical High
$11.48
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$4,265.80
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$5.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$43.65
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$2.00
Median
$2.88
Typical High
$4.37
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$5.25
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
$3.63
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$4.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.45
Median
$1.45
Typical High
$1.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$6.46

Where Nevada 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.

Nevada· 43rd of 51

$7.94

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.