CPT 77080 · professional fee

Dxa bone density axial (CPT 77080): negotiated rates by payer and state

What UnitedHealthcare, Aetna, Cigna and Blue Cross Blue Shield pay for CPT 77080, from their published in-network rate files.

Diagnostic radiologySnapshot Aug 2026Professional fee only

National summary

Commercial in-network, four payers combined, professional fee

Median rate

$66

P10 to P90: $35 to $140

vs Medicare

168%

non-facility rate $39.41

Payer spread

1.54×

Cigna $77 vs Aetna $50

State spread

3.3×

AK $114 to OK $34

5,785 sampled providers7,042 TINs51 statesSample-based · how this is calculated

What the data shows

Generated from this code's own numbers

Cigna has the highest median for CPT 77080 in the files analyzed, at $77, 54% above Aetna ($50), the lowest of the 4 payers shown.

The state spread is 3.3×: Alaska has the highest median at $114 and Oklahoma the lowest at $34, a gap larger than the gap between the highest and lowest payer.

Commercial rates run 168% of the Medicare non-facility rate ($39.41), which ranks 83rd of 228 tracked codes by commercial-to-Medicare ratio.

Rates are tightest within UnitedHealthcare (interquartile range $46) and widest within Aetna ($38).

This is a top-24 code for diagnostic radiology by Medicare allowed dollars, so it carries real revenue weight for that specialty.

Rates by payer

Median of per-provider median rates, with interquartile range

Payer	Median	P25	P75	vs national	Rank	Providers	Position
Cigna	$77	$56	$111	+15%	1	4,588	194% of Medicare
UnitedHealthcare	$69	$50	$96	+5%	2	3,924	176% of Medicare
Blue Cross Blue Shield	$66	$46	$92	+0%	3	4,518	168% of Medicare
Aetna	$50	$37	$75	-25%	4	3,830	126% of Medicare

Rate distribution

Box = P25 to P75, whiskers = P10 to P90, tick = median, dashed line = Medicare non-facility ($39.41)

Rates by state

Median across payers · 51 states with enough data

Rank	State	Median	vs national	Highest payer	Lowest payer	Providers
1	Alaska	$114	+72%	Aetna	Cigna	61
2	California	$100	+51%	Cigna	UHC	106
3	North Carolina	$94	+42%	Cigna	Aetna	124
4	Wisconsin	$94	+42%	BCBS	Cigna	123
5	Georgia	$93	+40%	BCBS	Aetna	126
6	Washington	$88	+33%	Aetna	BCBS	117
7	Wyoming	$80	+21%	BCBS	Aetna	41
8	New Hampshire	$78	+18%	Aetna	BCBS	127
9	North Dakota	$77	+16%	BCBS	Aetna	86
10	South Dakota	$76	+15%	Cigna	Aetna	85
10	Iowa	$76	+15%	Cigna	Aetna	100
12	Ohio	$76	+15%	BCBS	Aetna	127
13	Nebraska	$75	+13%	Cigna	Aetna	120
14	District of Columbia	$75	+13%	UHC	BCBS	131
15	New Jersey	$75	+13%	Cigna	BCBS	126
16	Oregon	$73	+10%	BCBS	Aetna	106
17	West Virginia	$71	+7%	UHC	Aetna	117
18	Connecticut	$71	+7%	Cigna	Aetna	124
19	Colorado	$70	+6%	Cigna	Aetna	124
20	Idaho	$68	+3%	BCBS	UHC	124
20	Utah	$68	+3%	Aetna	Cigna	121
22	Indiana	$68	+2%	Cigna	Aetna	134
23	Delaware	$67	+1%	UHC	Aetna	98
24	Missouri	$66	-1%	BCBS	Aetna	123
25	Tennessee	$64	-3%	Cigna	Aetna	127
25	Pennsylvania	$64	-3%	UHC	Aetna	120
27	Kansas	$63	-5%	BCBS	Aetna	116
28	Maine	$62	-6%	Cigna	BCBS	127
29	Minnesota	$62	-7%	UHC	Aetna	123
29	Montana	$62	-7%	Aetna	BCBS	69
31	Kentucky	$60	-9%	Cigna	Aetna	134
32	Virginia	$60	-9%	Cigna	BCBS	122
33	Nevada	$60	-9%	BCBS	Aetna	123
34	Vermont	$60	-10%	UHC	Aetna	63
35	South Carolina	$60	-10%	Cigna	Aetna	111
36	Mississippi	$59	-11%	BCBS	UHC	114
37	Michigan	$59	-12%	Cigna	Aetna	113
38	Illinois	$58	-13%	UHC	BCBS	124
39	New York	$58	-13%	Cigna	Aetna	124
40	Hawaii	$57	-13%	Aetna	UHC	105
41	Massachusetts	$57	-14%	Cigna	Aetna	118
42	Arizona	$56	-16%	Cigna	Aetna	112
43	Rhode Island	$56	-16%	Aetna	BCBS	126
44	Arkansas	$55	-16%	UHC	BCBS	117
45	New Mexico	$54	-18%	Cigna	BCBS	123
46	Florida	$54	-19%	Cigna	Aetna	106
47	Maryland	$53	-20%	UHC	BCBS	106
48	Louisiana	$52	-22%	BCBS	Aetna	122
49	Alabama	$50	-25%	BCBS	Cigna	126
50	Texas	$43	-35%	UHC	BCBS	133
51	Oklahoma	$34	-48%	UHC	BCBS	110

Frequently asked questions

Answers use this page's data

Which payer has the highest median rate for CPT 77080?

In the files we analyzed, Cigna, at a median of $77 across 4,588 sampled providers. Aetna is lowest at $50, 54% lower than the highest.

How does the commercial rate compare with Medicare?

The national median is 168% of the 2026 Medicare non-facility rate of $39.41.

Which state has the highest median for CPT 77080?

Alaska has the highest median at $114; Oklahoma has the lowest at $34.

Is this a professional fee?

These are professional (physician) fees only. Facility, device and implant payments are priced separately and are not included.

How current is this data?

It is the August 2026 snapshot of each payer's in-network rate file. Sources and filters are listed in the methodology below.

Methodology

How these numbers are calculated

Source: in-network negotiated-rate files published under the federal Transparency in Coverage rule, August 2026 snapshot: UnitedHealthcare Choice plans (74 files); Aetna commercial plans (70 files); Cigna national PPO (1 files); BCBS licensees' own-network files (5,387 files). Payer comparisons describe these files, not each payer's entire book of business.
Sample: rates come from a random sample of up to 150 providers per state and specialty. Counts on this page are sampled providers and TINs, not totals.
Which providers count: only providers in a specialty relevant to the code, because a rate in a payer file attaches to a provider group and is listed under every provider in that group.
Filters: fee-for-service, professional billing class, no modifier, negotiated or fee-schedule dollar rates. Rates outside 1% to 1,000% of the Medicare rate are excluded.
Statistic: one median rate per provider, then percentiles across providers. A cell is shown only with at least 15 sampled providers and 4 TINs.
Medicare benchmark: CY2026 national physician fee schedule, non-QPP conversion factor, unadjusted for locality. Where the non-facility rate is more than twice the facility rate (office rates that include device or supply cost), the facility rate is used so comparisons are like for like.

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