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Bone Strength Ultrasound at a Limb Site

Rhode Island 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?

$10.47

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.47 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.47 from a physician practice, and about $214 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$10.47$9.12 to $11.22
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$214$102 to $251

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $214 · 10th to 90th $56 to $257Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $7 to $30
$10$20$50$100$200facility $214professional $10

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. 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
$10.47
Typical High
$10.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$2.29
Median
$2.63
Typical High
$2.63
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$7.94
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$257.04
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$14.79
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$2.29
Median
$3.24
Typical High
$4.79
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$5.75
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$302.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$14.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$3.31
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$5.50
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$9.55
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$229.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$38.02
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$2.63
Median
$3.16
Typical High
$4.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$27.54
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
$3.02
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$5.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.23
Median
$2.09
Typical High
$2.09

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 27th of 51

$10.47

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.