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Bone Microarchitecture Score Calculation

Iowa 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?

$43.65

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $43.65 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $42.66 from a physician practice, and about $93.33 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 8 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$36.31 to $69.18
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$93.33$61.66 to $148

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $93 · 10th to 90th $35 to $229Professionalmedian $43 · 10th to 90th $35 to $126
$50$100$200facility $93professional $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
$34.67
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$229.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$120.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$46.77
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$120.23
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$107.15
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$181.97
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$257.04
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$147.91
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$46.77
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$109.65
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$81.28
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$83.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$138.04
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$87.10

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 32nd of 51

$43.65

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.