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Bone Microarchitecture Score Calculation

South Carolina 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?

$37.15

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $37.15 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $37.15 from a physician practice, and about $53.70 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$37.15$34.67 to $53.70
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$53.70$36.31 to $112

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $54 · 10th to 90th $33 to $123Professionalmedian $37 · 10th to 90th $33 to $129
$10$20$50$100facility $54professional $37

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
$33.11
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$128.82
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$40.74
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$56.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$83.18
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$79.43
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$95.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$83.18

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 51st of 51

$37.15

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.