DEXA bone density scan cost in Cleveland, OH — inpatient
In Cleveland, OH, 23 hospitals list a cash price for DEXA bone density scan of the hip, pelvis or spine as an inpatient: from $195.65 to $882.75, with a median of $477.10. The lowest listed price is at Metrohealth System — $281.45 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $452.80 at 97 hospitals.
Cash prices at 23 facilities across 19 cities for code 77080, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 24, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Jul 14, 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 Cleveland, OH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metrohealth System lowest Cleveland, OH Hc Bone Dens Study Axial 1(+) Sites | $195.65 | $559.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health Regional Medical Center LLC Lorain, OH HC Dexa Axial Skeleton | $210.60 | $351.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| University Hospitals Health System Geneva, OH HC DXA BONE DENSITY AXIAL - DEXA BONE DENSITY | $420.00 | $560.00 | $257.60–$900.00 | 25% | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| University Hospitals Health System Conneaut, OH HC DXA BONE DENSITY AXIAL - DEXA BONE DENSITY | $420.00 | $560.00 | $257.60–$900.00 | 25% | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Marymount Hospital INC Garfield Heights, OH DXA BONE DENSITY STUDY 1/> SITES AXIAL SKEL | $477.10 | $734.00 | $207.58–$734.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Medina Hospital Medina, OH DXA BONE DENSITY STUDY 1/> SITES AXIAL SKEL | $477.10 | $734.00 | $207.58–$734.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Cleveland Clinic Health System - East Region Warrensville Heights, OH DXA BONE DENSITY STUDY 1/> SITES AXIAL SKEL | $477.10 | $734.00 | $207.58–$734.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Cleveland, OH DXA BONE DENSITY STUDY 1/> SITES AXIAL SKEL | $477.10 | $734.00 | $204.05–$734.00 | 35% | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Lodi Community Hospital Lodi, OH DXA BONE DENSITY STUDY 1/> SITES AXIAL SKEL | $477.10 | $734.00 | $207.58–$734.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Hospital Cleveland, OH DXA BONE DENSITY STUDY 1/> SITES AXIAL SKEL | $477.10 | $734.00 | $207.58–$734.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Cleveland Clinic Health System - East Region Euclid, OH DXA BONE DENSITY STUDY 1/> SITES AXIAL SKEL | $477.10 | $734.00 | $207.58–$734.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Cleveland Clinic Health System - East Region Mayfield Heights, OH DXA BONE DENSITY STUDY 1/> SITES AXIAL SKEL | $477.10 | $734.00 | $207.58–$734.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Cleveland Clinic Avon Hospital Avon, OH DXA BONE DENSITY STUDY 1/> SITES AXIAL SKEL | $477.10 | $734.00 | $207.58–$734.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Hospital Cleveland, OH DXA BONE DENSITY STUDY 1/> SITES AXIAL SKEL | $477.10 | $734.00 | $207.58–$734.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| University Hospitals Health System Elyria, OH HC DXA BONE DENSITY AXIAL - DEXA BONE DENSITY | $483.00 | $644.00 | $296.24–$900.00 | 25% | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| University Hospitals Health System Beachwood, OH HC DXA BONE DENSITY AXIAL - DEXA BONE DENSITY | $483.00 | $644.00 | $296.24–$900.00 | 25% | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| University Hospitals Health System Willoughby, OH HC DXA BONE DENSITY AXIAL - DEXA BONE DENSITY | $483.00 | $644.00 | $296.24–$900.00 | 25% | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| University Hospitals Health System Beachwood, OH HC DXA BONE DENSITY AXIAL - DEXA BONE DENSITY | $483.00 | $644.00 | $233.13–$900.00 | 25% | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| University Hospitals Health System Westlake, OH HC DXA BONE DENSITY AXIAL - DEXA BONE DENSITY | $483.00 | $644.00 | $275.63–$579.60 | 25% | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| University Hospitals Health System Parma, OH HC DXA BONE DENSITY AXIAL - DEXA BONE DENSITY | $483.00 | $644.00 | $296.24–$900.00 | 25% | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| University Hospitals Health System Chardon, OH HC DXA BONE DENSITY AXIAL - DEXA BONE DENSITY | $483.00 | $644.00 | $249.23–$900.00 | 25% | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| University Hospitals Health System Cleveland, OH HC DXA BONE DENSITY AXIAL - DEXA BONE DENSITY | $591.00 | $788.00 | $394.00–$709.20 | 25% | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| University Hospitals Health System Cleveland, OH HC DXA BONE DENSITY AXIAL - DEXA BONE DENSITY | $591.00 | $788.00 | $304.96–$709.20 | 25% | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health Allen Hospital LLC Oberlin, OH HC Dexa Axial Skeleton | $735.60 | $1,226.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Summa Health System Akron, OH Hc Dxa Bone Density Axial - Dxa Bone Den 1+ Sites Axial | $882.75 | $882.75 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $195.65, median $477.10, highest $882.75 — a 4.5× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 24 facilities here, median $477.10 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 19 of 19 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it 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.
2 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 77080 ($338.00). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Southwest General Health Center Middleburg Heights, OHDXA, BONE STUDY, 1+ SITES, AXIAL SKELE | $11.25 | file |
| Metrohealth System Cleveland, OHDual-Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry (Dxa), Bone Density Study, 1 Or More Sites; Axial Skeleton | $17.50 | file |