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Bone Microarchitecture Score Calculation

Alaska rates for HCPCS 77089

This service calculates a score reflecting bone microarchitecture and quality using data from an existing bone density scan, rather than performing a new imaging exam. It's typically used alongside bone density results to give a fuller picture of fracture risk. The ordering provider receives a written interpretation of the score.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Bone Microarchitecture Score Calculation cost?

$100

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $100 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $107 from a physician practice, and about $50.12 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$107$42.66 to $148
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$50.12$38.02 to $72.44

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $50 · 10th to 90th $34 to $110Professionalmedian $107 · 10th to 90th $26 to $219
$50$100$200$500facility $50professional $107

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
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$776.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$125.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$125.89
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$91.20
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$245.47
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$269.15
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$91.20
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$125.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$213.80

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 2.7 times more in Alaska than in South Carolina. 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.

Alaska· 1st of 51

$100

AK $100SC $37.15

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.