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Bone Density Scan, Peripheral Site

Georgia rates for HCPCS 77081

A low-dose imaging scan that measures bone density at a peripheral location such as the wrist, forearm, or heel, used to help assess bone strength and screen for bone thinning conditions like osteoporosis. It uses a specialized low-radiation X-ray technique rather than a standard X-ray picture.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Bone Density Scan, Peripheral Site cost?

$36.31

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $36.31 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $36.31 from a physician practice, and about $48.98 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$36.31$33.88 to $64.57
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$48.98$33.11 to $63.10

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $49 · 10th to 90th $25 to $74Professionalmedian $36 · 10th to 90th $27 to $102
$20$50$100$200facility $49professional $36

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
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$28.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$26.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$58.88
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$61.66
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$74.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$109.65
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$21.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$53.70
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$229.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$87.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$25.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$60.26
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$109.65
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$36.31
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$109.65
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$53.70
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$72.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$22.91
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$48.98
1 more rate 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
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$23.44

Where Georgia sits

The same service costs 3.8 times more in Alaska 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.

Georgia· 32nd of 51

$36.31

AK $93.33FL $24.55

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.