Scans and imaging CPT 77080 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

DEXA bone density scan cost in Jamestown, NY — inpatient

In Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY, 2 hospitals list a cash price for DEXA bone density scan of the hip, pelvis or spine as an inpatient: from $240.00 to $342.42, with a median of $291.21. The lowest listed price is at UPMC Chautauqua — $51.21 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $202.00 at 63 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 77080, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 24, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 14, 2026 and Apr 14, 2026.

Lowest$240.00UPMC Chautauqua
Median$291.21half pay less
Highest$342.42in this market
Difference1.4×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY.

median
Lowest $240.00Highest $342.42

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
UPMC Chautauqua lowest Jamestown, NY DEXA AXIAL SKL 1 OR MORE SITES $240.00 $400.00 $260.00–$300.00 40% —
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Westfield Memorial Hospital INC Westfield, NY HC DEXA BN DENSITY AXIAL $342.42 $439.00 — 22% Apr 14, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $240.00, median $291.21, highest $342.42 — a 1.4× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $291.21 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated and 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.