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Bone Density Scan, Peripheral Site

New Jersey 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 July 2026.

How much does Bone Density Scan, Peripheral Site cost?

$30.90

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $30.90 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $26.92 to $38.90.

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.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $31 · 10th to 90th $22 to $66
$20$50$100professional $31

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
$10.23
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$16.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$39.81
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$30.90
AmeriHealth
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$45.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$69.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$21.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$45.71
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$53.70
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$15.14
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$38.90
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$60.26
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$19.95
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$38.02
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$72.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$21.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$46.77

Where New Jersey sits

The same service costs 3.0 times more in Alaska than in Texas. 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.

New Jersey· 33rd of 51

$30.90

AK $81.28TX $26.92

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.