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Bone Strength Ultrasound at a Limb Site

Oregon 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?

$13.49

Typical negotiated rate. In Oregon, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.49 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.80 from a physician practice, and about $9.55 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$13.80$10.72 to $18.62
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$9.55$5.50 to $15.49

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $10 · 10th to 90th $5 to $151Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $8 to $22
$5$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $10professional $14

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
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$9.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$2.29
Median
$3.55
Typical High
$3.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$6.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$398.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$23.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$4.57
Typical High
$7.94
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$16.22
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$21.38
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$7.08
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$14.45
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$22.39
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$21.38
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$2.95
Median
$3.55
Typical High
$7.94
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$14.79
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$17.78
Pacific Source
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$4.37
Typical High
$7.41
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$346.74
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$21.88
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$7.76
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$15.14
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$501.19
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$20.42
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$7.41
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$12.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$512.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$25.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$2.88
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$8.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$16.22
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
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$6.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$4.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.20
Median
$1.95
Typical High
$1.95
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$4.79
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.12
Median
$1.95
Typical High
$1.95

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon· 14th of 51

$13.49

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.