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Bone Microarchitecture Score Calculation

Minnesota 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?

$81.28

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $81.28 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $79.43 from a physician practice, and about $123 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$79.43$54.95 to $105
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$123$81.28 to $170

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $123 · 10th to 90th $43 to $316Professionalmedian $79 · 10th to 90th $41 to $145
$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $123professional $79

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
$42.66
Typical High
$213.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$60.26
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$269.15
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$144.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$398.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$125.89
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$316.23
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$95.50
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$97.72
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$257.04
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$64.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$295.12

Where Minnesota sits

The same service costs 2.7 times more in Alaska than in South Carolina. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Minnesota $81.28 · 3rd of 51
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.