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Bone Density Scan, Peripheral Site

Utah 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?

$30.20

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $30.20 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $30.20 from a physician practice, and about $174 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$30.20$26.30 to $35.48
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$174$48.98 to $214

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $174 · 10th to 90th $32 to $269Professionalmedian $30 · 10th to 90th $23 to $54
$20$50$100$200$500facility $174professional $30

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
$31.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$31.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$14.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$33.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$724.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$53.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$17.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$33.88
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$34.67
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$269.15
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$61.66
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$19.05
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$40.74
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$48.98
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$57.54
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$61.66
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$56.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$17.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$37.15
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
$25.12
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$27.54

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 46th of 51

$30.20

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.