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Bone Strength Ultrasound at a Limb Site

Virginia 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?

$7.59

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7.59 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.41 from a physician practice, and about $11.48 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$7.41$5.89 to $9.77
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$11.48$5.89 to $29.51

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $11 · 10th to 90th $3 to $93Professionalmedian $7 · 10th to 90th $4 to $19
$2$10$50$200facility $11professional $7

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
$6.61
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$6.76
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$6.76
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$2.34
Median
$2.40
Typical High
$2.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$4.07
Typical High
$4.27
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$39.81
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$10.00
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$2.51
Median
$2.95
Typical High
$3.63
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$8.51
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$9.33
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$2.57
Median
$2.88
Typical High
$3.39
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$8.51
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$776.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$37.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$1.95
Median
$2.75
Typical High
$5.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$3.31
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$33.88
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$10.96
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$2.57
Median
$2.95
Typical High
$3.80
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$7.41
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$54.95
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$5.37
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$19.50
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$95.50
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$33.11
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$38.90
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$3.39
Typical High
$6.03
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$30.20
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$489.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$39.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$2.04
Median
$3.39
Typical High
$4.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$37.15
4 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
$3.31
Typical High
$3.39
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.23
Median
$1.32
Typical High
$1.35
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$5.37
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
27 · Multiple hospital visits
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$48.98

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 45th of 51

$7.59

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.