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Bone Strength Ultrasound at a Limb Site

Oklahoma 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?

$8.51

Typical negotiated rate. In Oklahoma, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8.51 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $8.51 from a physician practice, and about $9.33 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$8.51$6.31 to $23.99
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$9.33$8.13 to $57.54

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $9 · 10th to 90th $6 to $120Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $6 to $741
$5$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $9professional $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
$3.24
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$5.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$7.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$2.09
Median
$2.14
Typical High
$2.75
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$3.24
Typical High
$4.47
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$120.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$13.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$2.34
Median
$2.34
Typical High
$3.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$3.89
Typical High
$8.91
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$60.26
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$741.31
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$2.57
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$81.28
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$741.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$269.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$23.99
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$2.40
Median
$2.95
Typical High
$4.37
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$4.57
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
$2.63
Median
$2.69
Typical High
$3.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.07
Median
$1.07
Typical High
$1.45
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$4.79

Where Oklahoma 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.

Oklahoma· 41st of 51

$8.51

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.