DEXA bone density scan cost in Fort Wayne, IN
In Fort Wayne, IN, 7 hospitals list a cash price for DEXA bone density scan of the hip, pelvis or spine: from $44.88 to $287.50, with a median of $56.10. The lowest listed price is at Bluffton Health System — $11.22 less than the median here. Across Indiana, the median is $290.40 at 58 hospitals.
Cash prices at 7 facilities across 3 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 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 Fort Wayne, IN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bluffton Health System lowest Bluffton, IN · (260) 824-3210 77080 DXA BONE DENSITY AXIAL | $44.88 | $187.00 | $44.88–$170.00 | 76% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dupont Hospital Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 416-3000 77080 DXA BONE DENSITY AXIAL | $50.49 | $187.00 | $97.56–$454.55 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center Fort Wayne, IN 77080 DXA BONE DENSITY AXIAL | $50.49 | $187.00 | $97.56–$454.55 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Hospital of Indiana Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 435-7001 77080 DXA BONE DENSITY AXIAL | $56.10 | $187.00 | $32.39–$170.00 | 70% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center Fort Wayne, IN BD Bone Density DEXA Axial Skeleton | $127.17 | $471.00 | $34.65–$471.00 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Hospital of Indiana Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 435-7001 BD Bone Density DEXA Axial Skeleton | $141.30 | $471.00 | $32.39–$423.90 | 70% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bluffton Health System Bluffton, IN · (260) 824-3210 BD Bone Density DEXA Axial Skeleton | $271.20 | $1,130.00 | $97.55–$1,017.00 | 76% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Parkview Whitley Hospital Columbia City, IN · (260) 248-9301 HC DEXA-BONE MINERAL ANALYSIS | $273.50 | $547.00 | — | 50% | — source file |
| Dupont Hospital Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 416-3000 BD Bone Density DEXA Axial Skeleton | $282.42 | $1,046.00 | $32.39–$941.40 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Parkview Ortho Hospital Fort Wayne, IN HC DEXA-BONE MINERAL ANALYSIS | $287.50 | $575.00 | — | 50% | — source file |
| Parkview Regional Medical Center Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 266-1195 HC DEXA-BONE MINERAL ANALYSIS | $287.50 | $575.00 | — | 50% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $44.88, median $56.10, highest $287.50 — a 6.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $102.85. 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 4 of 4 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 2 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.
4 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.
| Bluffton Health System Bluffton, IN77080 26 DXA BONE DENSITY AXIAL | $8.88 | file |
| Dupont Hospital Fort Wayne, IN77080 26 DXA BONE DENSITY AXIAL | $9.99 | file |
| Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center Fort Wayne, IN77080 26 DXA BONE DENSITY AXIAL | $9.99 | file |
| Lutheran Hospital of Indiana Fort Wayne, IN77080 26 DXA BONE DENSITY AXIAL | $11.10 | file |