Bone Density Scan (DEXA) cost at US hospitals

Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA), axial skeleton · CPT 77080

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Bone Density Scan (DEXA)

A DEXA scan measures how much mineral is packed into bone, using a very low dose of X-rays. This code covers the central version — hip and lower spine — which is the one used to diagnose osteoporosis. You lie still on a table for about ten minutes and nothing touches you.

$33.00

lowest cash price

$407.94

national median

$3,924.03

highest cash price

855

hospitals with a published cash price

Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $33.00–$3,924.03 — the variation is the story.

Cheapest published cash price

$33.00

Mercy Primary Care - Bernie — Bernie, MO

Most expensive published cash price

$3,924.03

HCA FLORIDA OAK HILL HOSPITAL — BROOKSVILLE, FL

Median cash price over time

Sep 1, 2025 ($247.00) → Sep 1, 2026 ($628.00)

By state

State Hospitals Lowest cash Median Highest
Alaska 3 $472.68 $561.60 $634.20
Arizona 13 $102.99 $169.40 $562.44
Arkansas 7 $35.91 $177.90 $515.00
California 82 $96.80 $473.20 $1,341.99
Colorado 17 $101.02 $1,085.90 $3,707.84
Florida 78 $181.20 $967.20 $3,924.03
Georgia 25 $121.36 $407.94 $931.71
Hawaii 2 $138.24 $138.24 $320.25
Illinois 51 $175.00 $461.40 $778.32
Indiana 26 $159.38 $290.40 $525.00
Iowa 28 $244.40 $377.56 $1,371.00
Kansas 11 $87.20 $473.85 $987.10
Kentucky 22 $170.40 $525.00 $870.60
Louisiana 2 $210.60 $210.60 $210.60
Maine 7 $219.50 $377.95 $956.80
Maryland 1 $160.80 $160.80 $160.80
Michigan 27 $143.75 $371.00 $681.00
Minnesota 19 $144.43 $432.00 $819.20
Mississippi 10 $79.20 $238.77 $384.75
Missouri 21 $33.00 $256.30 $497.90
Montana 2 $344.00 $344.00 $368.00
Nebraska 12 $280.14 $325.97 $1,132.12
Nevada 1 $338.75 $338.75 $338.75
New Hampshire 1 $1,000.90 $1,000.90 $1,000.90
New Jersey 22 $116.22 $162.92 $268.50
New Mexico 2 $477.12 $477.12 $477.12
New York 22 $125.84 $125.84 $1,960.00
North Carolina 15 $413.48 $413.48 $936.00
North Dakota 4 $230.40 $242.40 $474.40
Ohio 64 $186.60 $470.80 $768.00
Oklahoma 17 $51.68 $333.45 $652.02
Oregon 13 $35.10 $307.50 $495.55
Pennsylvania 28 $162.50 $240.00 $351.60
South Carolina 10 $182.50 $337.80 $1,555.00
South Dakota 7 $472.80 $503.20 $594.40
Tennessee 37 $77.28 $111.54 $1,510.32
Texas 110 $197.82 $415.80 $2,568.33
Virginia 42 $77.28 $588.00 $2,456.00
Washington 31 $196.00 $355.20 $672.70
West Virginia 17 $170.40 $338.00 $694.00
Wisconsin 30 $117.99 $447.50 $948.54
Wyoming 3 $319.62 $343.68 $347.76

All hospitals

Hospital Location Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville, TN $161.37 $35.38 – $179.33
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville, TN $161.37 $35.38 – $179.33
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro, TN $161.37 $41.22 – $179.33
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville, TN $161.37 $41.22 – $179.33
Uniontown Hospital Uniontown, PA $162.50 $6.95 – $210.46
Trinitas Regional Medical Center Elizabeth, NJ $162.92 $28.44 – $3,213.43
SONORA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Sonora, CA $163.20 $9.54 – $743.04
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson, AZ $165.00 $50.56 – $440.00
Banner University Medical Center South Tucson, AZ $169.40 $50.56 – $440.00
Beckley ARH Hospital Beckley, WV $170.40 $91.70 – $458.42
Harlan ARH Hospital KY 40831, KY $170.40 $97.66 – $97.66
Hazard ARH Regional Medical Center Hazard, KY $170.40 $9.11 – $86.42
Paintsville ARH Hospital Paintsville, KY $170.40 $66.94 – $66.94
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga, TN $173.43 $54.60 – $287.00
Ascension St. Francis Hospital, Inc. Milwaukee, WI $173.84 $34.88 – $245.18
Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital - St. Joseph Campus Milwaukee, WI $173.84 $34.88 – $245.18
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Glenoaks Glendale Heights, IL $175.00 $48.98 – $181.49
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale Hinsdale, IL $175.00 $48.98 – $181.49
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth La Grange La Grange, IL $175.00 $48.98 – $181.49
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Bolingbrook Bolingbrook, IL $175.00 $48.98 – $181.49
New Ulm Medical Center MN 56073, MN $176.85 $101.94 – $494.68
Southside Regional Medical Center Petersburg, VA $177.60 not published
82-3844150 BMH Crittenden West Memphis, AR $177.90 $54.84 – $194.76
HANFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Selma, CA $178.41 $9.54 – $861.95
REEDLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Reedley, CA $178.41 $0.28 – $743.22
ADVENTIST HEALTH TULARE Tulare, CA $178.41 $9.54 – $749.51
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton Hamilton Township, NJ $178.97 $76.93 – $231.28
Community Medical Center Toms River, NJ $180.02 $76.93 – $231.28
Jersey City Medical Center Jersey City, NJ $180.37 $36.80 – $277.78
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center Newark, NJ $180.80 $29.27 – $319.00
Ascension Sacred Heart Gulf (Sacred Heart Health System, Inc.) Joe, FL $181.20 $94.05 – $235.69
ST HELENA HOSPITAL Vallejo, CA $181.50 $10.35 – $707.51
MUSC Health Main Campus - Charleston Charleston, SC $182.50 $97.24 – $112.30
MUSC Health Orangeburg Medical Center Orangeburg, SC $182.50 $97.24 – $106.96
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset Somerville, NJ $184.54 $30.11 – $231.28
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital New Brunswick, NJ $185.14 $31.50 – $259.12
Defiance Hospital Defiance, OH $186.60 not published
Monmouth Medical Center Long Branch, NJ $189.91 $79.19 – $319.00
Mercy Gilbert Medical Center Gilbert, AZ $191.88 $40.77 – $600.60
MultiCare Yakima Memorial Hospital Yakima, WA $196.00 $124.72 – $342.19
Covenant Hospital Levelland Levelland, TX $197.82 $101.87 – $110.80
Swedish Edmonds Hospital Edmonds, WA $203.04 $93.81 – $504.36
Sterling Regional Medical Center Sterling, CO $204.30 $106.87 – $440.38
Mercy Medical Center Mt. Shasta Mt Shasta, CA $206.17 $46.61 – $259.70
Monmouth Medical Center Southern Campus Lakewood, NJ $206.32 $79.19 – $319.00
Chandler Regional Medical Center Chandler, AZ $209.04 $37.30 – $655.20
CHRISTUS St. Francis Cabrini Hospital Alexandria, LA $210.60 $96.58 – $333.71
Lorain Hospital Lorain, OH $210.60 not published
UPMC Kane Kane, PA $212.40 $66.12 – $177.90
Braxton County Memorial Hospital Gassaway, WV $214.50 not published

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