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Bone Microarchitecture Score Calculation

Colorado 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?

$42.66

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $42.66 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $42.66 from a physician practice, and about $69.18 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 7 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$42.66$37.15 to $54.95
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$69.18$42.66 to $117

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $69 · 10th to 90th $38 to $251Professionalmedian $43 · 10th to 90th $33 to $79
$50$100$200facility $69professional $43

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
$42.66
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$302.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$70.79
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$208.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$85.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$125.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$93.33
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$79.43
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$85.11
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$87.10
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$81.28
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$93.33
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$102.33

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 34th of 51

$42.66

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.