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CT-Based Bone Density Scan Of The Spine Or Hip

Delaware rates for HCPCS 77078

An imaging test that uses a CT scanner to measure bone mineral density in the spine, hip, or pelvis, checking how strong or thinned the bones have become. It is an alternative to the more common DEXA bone density scan and can be useful when a patient has already had a CT scan of that area for another reason, or when DEXA results are hard to interpret. Results help evaluate osteoporosis risk and guide treatment decisions.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does CT-Based Bone Density Scan Of The Spine Or Hip cost?

$105

Typical negotiated rate. In Delaware, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $105 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $87.10 to $170.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $105 · 10th to 90th $85 to $257
$100$200professional $105

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$12.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$131.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$245.47
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$21.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$218.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$275.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$27.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$257.04

Where Delaware sits

The same service costs 2.8 times more in Alaska than in Rhode Island. 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.

Delaware· 42nd of 51

$105

AK $257RI $93.33

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.