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Bone Microarchitecture Score Calculation

Tennessee 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?

$41.69

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $41.69 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $39.81 from a physician practice, and about $75.86 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$39.81$36.31 to $52.48
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$75.86$53.70 to $117

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $76 · 10th to 90th $39 to $257Professionalmedian $40 · 10th to 90th $34 to $74
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $76professional $40

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
$47.86
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$60.26
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$67.61
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$83.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$89.13
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$257.04
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$338.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$93.33
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$85.11

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee $41.69 · 41st 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.