DEXA bone density scan cost in Charlotte, NC
In Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC, 16 hospitals list a cash price for DEXA bone density scan of the hip, pelvis or spine: from $136.35 to $1,555.00, with a median of $413.48. The lowest listed price is at DUKE HEALTH LAKE NORMAN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, INC. Doing Business As: DUKE HEALTH LAKE NORMAN HOSPITAL — $277.13 less than the median here. Across North Carolina, the median is $413.48 at 35 hospitals.
Cash prices at 16 facilities across 13 cities for code 77080, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 1, 2025 and Sep 1, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DUKE HEALTH LAKE NORMAN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, INC. Doing Business As: DUKE HEALTH LAKE NORMAN HOSPITAL lowest Mooresville, NC Dexa Bn Density Axial | $136.35 | $505.00 | $144.48–$176.75 | 73% | — source file |
| DUKE HEALTH LAKE NORMAN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, INC. Doing Business As: DUKE HEALTH LAKE NORMAN HOSPITAL lowest Mooresville, NC HC DEXA BN DENSITY AXIAL | $136.35 | $505.00 | $44.34–$3,578.27 | 73% | — source file |
| DUKE HEALTH LAKE NORMAN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, INC. Doing Business As: DUKE HEALTH LAKE NORMAN HOSPITAL lowest Mooresville, NC Dexa Bn Density Axial | $136.35 | $505.00 | $146.96–$174.23 | 73% | — source file |
| MUSC Chester Regional Medical Center Chester, SC HB DEXA BONE DENSITY STUDY | $249.50 | $499.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Carolinas Rehabilitation Belmont, NC HC DEXA SCAN ONE OR MORE SITES | $413.48 | $826.95 | $108.47–$760.79 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| The Charlotte Mecklenburg Hospital Authority Charlotte, NC HC DEXA SCAN ONE OR MORE SITES | $413.48 | $826.95 | $82.70–$760.79 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC HC DEXA SCAN ONE OR MORE SITES | $413.48 | $826.95 | $157.12–$826.95 | 50% | Dec 4, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Rehabilitation Charlotte, NC HC DEXA SCAN ONE OR MORE SITES | $413.48 | $826.95 | $108.47–$760.79 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| The Charlotte Mecklenburg Hospital Authority Monroe, NC HC DEXA SCAN ONE OR MORE SITES | $413.48 | $826.95 | $103.16–$785.60 | 50% | Dec 4, 2025 source file |
| The Charlotte Mecklenburg Hospital Authority Charlotte, NC HC DEXA SCAN ONE OR MORE SITES | $413.48 | $826.95 | $82.70–$802.14 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC HC DEXA SCAN ONE OR MORE SITES | $413.48 | $826.95 | $56.64–$744.26 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Hospitals Inc Wadesboro, NC HC DEXA SCAN ONE OR MORE SITES | $413.48 | $826.95 | $103.16–$785.60 | 50% | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| The Charlotte Mecklenburg Hospital Authority Concord, NC HC DEXA SCAN ONE OR MORE SITES | $413.48 | $826.95 | $101.47–$785.60 | 50% | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Hospitals Inc Lincolnton, NC HC DEXA SCAN ONE OR MORE SITES | $413.48 | $826.95 | $93.28–$785.60 | 50% | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC HC DEXA SCAN ONE OR MORE SITES | $413.48 | $826.95 | $56.64–$744.26 | 50% | Dec 4, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC HC DEXA SCAN ONE OR MORE SITES | $413.48 | $826.95 | $56.64–$760.79 | 50% | Dec 4, 2025 source file |
| Amisub of South Carolina, Inc. Rock Hill, SC DEXA AXIAL SKELETON | $798.75 | $1,065.00 | $1.00–$809.40 | 25% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Amisub of South Carolina, Inc. Fort Mill, SC DEXA AXIAL SKELETON | $798.75 | $1,065.00 | $1.00–$809.40 | 25% | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Gastonia, NC HCHG XR DXA BONE DENSITY AXIAL | $1,086.00 | $1,086.00 | $106.81–$1,031.70 | — | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Mount Holly, NC HCHG XR DXA BONE DENSITY AXIAL | $1,086.00 | $1,086.00 | $106.81–$1,031.70 | — | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Belmont, NC HCHG XR DXA BONE DENSITY AXIAL | $1,086.00 | $1,086.00 | $106.81–$1,031.70 | — | May 11, 2026 source file |
| MUSC Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster, SC HB DEXA BONE DENSITY STUDY | $1,555.00 | $3,110.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $136.35, median $413.48, highest $1,555.00 — a 11.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 16 facilities here, median $413.48. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 11 of 14 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 it is below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What it is
A DEXA scan uses a very low dose of X-rays to measure bone density, usually at the hip and lower spine. It is used to check for osteoporosis and to judge the risk of fracture, and is commonly done for women over 65 and others at higher risk.
What the price covers
The price usually covers the scan and the report of bone density scores. The physician's interpretation may be billed separately, and adding a spine fracture check (vertebral fracture assessment) uses a different code.