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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 October 2026.

How much does Bone Density Scan, Peripheral Site cost?

$33.11

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $33.11 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $33.11 from a physician practice, and about $107 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$33.11$30.20 to $38.90
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$107$43.65 to $240

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $107 · 10th to 90th $28 to $501Professionalmedian $33 · 10th to 90th $25 to $60
$20$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $107professional $33

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
$28.18
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$10.72
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$17.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$39.81
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$30.90
AmeriHealth
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$1,445.44
AmeriHealth
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$45.71
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$117.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$64.57
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$18.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$38.02
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$48.98
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$14.13
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$35.48
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$380.19
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$60.26
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$16.98
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$39.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$363.08
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$63.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$19.05
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$45.71
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
$20.42
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$24.55

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey· 36th of 51

$33.11

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.