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Bone Strength Ultrasound at a Limb Site

Utah 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?

$11.48

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11.48 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $11.48 from a physician practice, and about $200 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$11.48$8.32 to $12.30
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$200$11.75 to $257

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $200 · 10th to 90th $11 to $389Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $6 to $15
$5$20$100$500facility $200professional $11

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
$11.48
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$11.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$11.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$2.75
Median
$3.02
Typical High
$3.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$8.32
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$891.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$15.14
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$3.09
Typical High
$5.01
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$9.77
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$60.26
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$389.05
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$14.79
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$4.37
Typical High
$5.50
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$9.12
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$11.75
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$23.44
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.31
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$16.60
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$23.99
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$2.69
Median
$2.88
Typical High
$4.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$12.59
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
$5.75
Typical High
$5.75
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.45
Median
$2.29
Typical High
$2.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$9.12

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 20th of 51

$11.48

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.