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Bone Density Scan With Spine Fracture Check

Rhode Island rates for HCPCS 77085

This test uses a low-dose X-ray technique to measure bone density at the hip and spine, and at the same time takes images of the spine to check for small, sometimes unnoticed compression fractures of the vertebrae. It combines two pieces of information from one scan to give a fuller picture of bone health and fracture risk.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Bone Density Scan With Spine Fracture Check cost?

$67.61

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $67.61 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $67.61 from a physician practice, and about $229 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$67.61$54.95 to $75.86
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$229$186 to $257

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $229 · 10th to 90th $158 to $288Professionalmedian $68 · 10th to 90th $46 to $93
$50$100$200$500facility $229professional $68

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$16.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$46.77
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$257.04
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$114.82
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$26.30
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$50.12
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$575.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$109.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$28.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$81.28
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$229.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$93.33
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$25.70
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$67.61

Where Rhode Island sits

The same service costs 4.7 times more in Alaska than in Utah. 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.

Rhode Island· 22nd of 51

$67.61

AK $155UT $33.11

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.