DEXA bone density scan cost in Detroit, MI
In Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI, 25 hospitals list a cash price for DEXA bone density scan of the hip, pelvis or spine: from $83.60 to $1,409.25, with a median of $311.48. The lowest listed price is at Karmanos Cancer Center — $227.88 less than the median here. Across Michigan, the median is $287.20 at 59 hospitals.
Cash prices at 25 facilities across 20 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 31, 2025 and Sep 2, 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 Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karmanos Cancer Center lowest John R Detroit, MI AXIAL SKELETON | $83.60 | $167.20 | $50.03–$125.40 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Henry Ford Health Rochester, MI PF DX EXEC PHYSICAL DEXA | $104.34 | $222.00 | $47.53–$73.65 | 53% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health System West Bloomfield, MI HB XRY DXA BONE DENSITY AXIAL | $143.75 | $338.00 | $19.89–$259.03 | 57% | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Macomb Hospital Corporation Clinton Twp, MI HB XRY DXA BONE DENSITY AXIAL | $143.75 | $338.00 | $19.89–$191.67 | 57% | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Health System Detroit, MI HB XRY DXA BONE DENSITY AXIAL | $143.75 | $338.00 | $26.62–$239.59 | 57% | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital Wyandotte, MI HB XRY DXA BONE DENSITY AXIAL | $143.75 | $338.00 | $19.89–$239.98 | 57% | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Health Detroit, MI BONE DENSITY (DEXA) | $155.12 | $277.00 | $36.46–$160.57 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Detroit, MI BONE DENSITY (DEXA) | $155.12 | $277.00 | $36.46–$160.57 | 44% | — source file |
| McLaren Lapeer Region Lapeer, MI BD Bone Density DEXA Axial Skeleton | $182.25 | $364.50 | $58.17–$255.15 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Oakland Pontiac, MI BD Bone Density DEXA Axial Skeleton | $207.05 | $414.10 | $58.17–$319.81 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Macomb Mount Clemens, MI AMB Bone Density Study 1 or More Sites Axial Skel 77080 | $234.90 | $469.80 | $58.17–$197.16 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Macomb Mount Clemens, MI BD Bone Density DEXA Axial Skeleton | $234.90 | $469.80 | $58.17–$317.12 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Henry Ford Health Rochester, MI DX DXA BONE DEN-HIP/PEL/SPINE 1 O | $239.23 | $509.00 | $47.53–$73.65 | 53% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Southfield, MI BONE DENSITY DXA AXIAL | $310.24 | $554.00 | $31.16–$94.69 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Novi, MI BONE DENSITY AXIAL | $310.24 | $554.00 | $31.16–$94.69 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Novi, MI BONE DENSITY DXA AXIAL | $310.24 | $554.00 | $31.16–$94.69 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Novi, MI BONE DENSITY AXIAL | $310.24 | $554.00 | $31.16–$94.69 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Novi, MI BONE DENSITY DXA AXIAL | $310.24 | $554.00 | $31.16–$94.69 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Southfield, MI BONE DENSITY DXA AXIAL | $310.24 | $554.00 | $31.16–$94.69 | 44% | — source file |
| McLaren Port Huron Port Huron, MI DXA BONE DENSITY AXIAL | $311.48 | $622.96 | $58.17–$316.46 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Port Huron Port Huron, MI BD Bone Density DEXA Axial Skeleton | $320.05 | $640.10 | $58.17–$480.08 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Henry Ford Health Warren, MI BONE DENSITY (DEXA) | $330.96 | $591.00 | $36.46–$160.57 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Warren, MI BONE DENSITY (DEXA) | $330.96 | $591.00 | $36.46–$160.57 | 44% | — source file |
| Karmanos Cancer Center John R Detroit, MI DEXA-BONE DENSITY-AXIAL S | $334.05 | $668.10 | $58.17–$501.08 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Henry Ford Health East China Township, MI BONE DENSITY (DEXA) | $364.00 | $650.00 | $36.46–$160.57 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health East China Township, MI BONE DENSITY DXA AXIAL | $364.00 | $650.00 | $36.46–$160.57 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health East China Township, MI BONE DENSITY (DEXA) | $364.00 | $650.00 | $36.46–$160.57 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health East China Township, MI BONE DENSITY DXA AXIAL | $364.00 | $650.00 | $36.46–$160.57 | 44% | — source file |
| VHS Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital Inc Commerce Charter Twp, MI DEXA AXIAL SKELETON | $447.75 | $597.00 | $1.00–$144.26 | 25% | May 20, 2026 source file |
| VHS Childrens Hospital of Michigan Inc Detroit, MI DEXA AXIAL SKELETON | $512.25 | $683.00 | — | 25% | Apr 6, 2026 source file |
| Oakwood Healthcare Inc Trenton, MI Hc Xray Bone Density Axial | $628.00 | $628.00 | — | — | — source file |
| William Beaumont Hospital Grosse Pointe, MI Hc Xray Bone Density Axial | $628.00 | $628.00 | — | — | — source file |
| William Beaumont Hospital Troy, MI Hc Xray Bone Density Axial | $628.00 | $628.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Oakwood Healthcare Inc Wayne, MI Hc Xray Bone Density Axial | $628.00 | $628.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Oakwood Healthcare Inc Taylor, MI Hc Xray Bone Density Axial | $628.00 | $628.00 | — | — | — source file |
| VHS Detroit Receiving Hospital Inc Detroit, MI DEXA AXIAL SKELTON | $905.25 | $1,207.00 | — | 25% | Apr 7, 2026 source file |
| Vhs Harper-Hutzel Hospital INC Detroit, MI DEXA AXIAL SKELETON | $960.00 | $1,280.00 | $1.00–$144.26 | 25% | Aug 20, 2026 source file |
| Vhs Harper-Hutzel Hospital INC Detroit, MI DEXA AXIAL SKELETON | $960.00 | $1,280.00 | $1.00–$144.26 | 25% | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| VHS Sinai Grace Hospital Inc Detroit, MI DEXA AXIAL SKELETON | $1,409.25 | $1,879.00 | — | 25% | Apr 8, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $83.60, median $311.48, highest $1,409.25 — a 16.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 13 facilities here, median $628.00. 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 9 of 17 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.
8 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.
| McLaren Macomb Mount Clemens, MIDP Bone Density Study 1 or More Sites Axial Skel 77080 | $13.70 | file |
| McLaren Macomb Mount Clemens, MIBD Bone Density DEXA Axial Skeleton - Report | $13.70 | file |
| McLaren Port Huron Port Huron, MIBD Bone Density DEXA Axial Skeleton - Report | $13.70 | file |
| McLaren Port Huron Port Huron, MIDP Bone Density Study 1 or More Sites Axial Skel 77080 | $13.70 | file |
| McLaren Oakland Pontiac, MIDP Bone Density Study 1 or More Sites Axial Skel 77080 | $13.70 | file |
| McLaren Oakland Pontiac, MIBD Bone Density DEXA Axial Skeleton - Report | $13.70 | file |
| McLaren Lapeer Region Lapeer, MIDP Bone Density Study 1 or More Sites Axial Skel 77080 | $13.70 | file |
| McLaren Lapeer Region Lapeer, MIBD Bone Density DEXA Axial Skeleton - Report | $13.70 | file |