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Bone Strength Ultrasound at a Limb Site

South Carolina 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?

$19.95

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.95 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.98 from a physician practice, and about $155 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$16.98$7.24 to $48.98
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$155$97.72 to $263

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $155 · 10th to 90th $29 to $309Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $6 to $54
$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $155professional $17

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
$5.62
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$5.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$6.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$2.24
Median
$2.24
Typical High
$2.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$3.47
Typical High
$3.98
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$275.42
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$60.26
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$58.88
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$2.57
Median
$3.16
Typical High
$3.55
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$51.29
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$562.34
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$41.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$2.34
Median
$3.02
Typical High
$5.50
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$37.15
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$13.80
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$31.62
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$53.70
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$6.31
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$38.02
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$691.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$39.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$2.51
Median
$3.16
Typical High
$5.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$35.48
8 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
$2.82
Median
$2.82
Typical High
$3.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.12
Median
$1.12
Typical High
$1.32
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$4.57
Typical High
$4.90
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$26.92
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$1.95
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$10.72
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$1.38
Median
$2.75
Typical High
$7.59
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$1.38
Median
$2.75
Typical High
$7.59
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$1.38
Median
$2.75
Typical High
$7.59

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 3rd of 51

$19.95

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.