DEXA bone density scan cost in Los Angeles, CA
In Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, 24 hospitals list a cash price for DEXA bone density scan of the hip, pelvis or spine: from $133.00 to $1,144.44, with a median of $473.20. The lowest listed price is at La Palma Intercommunity Hospital and 2 other hospitals — $340.20 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $504.00 at 83 hospitals.
Cash prices at 24 facilities across 18 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 Nov 26, 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 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Palma Intercommunity Hospital lowest La Palma, CA Hc Dexa,Bone Density, 1 + Site, Axial Skeleton | $133.00 | $549.64 | $26.05–$549.64 | 76% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Sherman Oaks Hospital lowest Sherman Oaks, CA CT BONE DENSITOMETRY STUDY | $133.00 | $412.00 | $26.05–$412.00 | 68% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Centinela Hospital Medical Center lowest Inglewood, CA XR BONE DENSITY AXIAL | $133.00 | $559.37 | $26.05–$559.37 | 76% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Health System - Southern California Torrance, CA HC XR DXA BONE DENSITY STUDY AXIAL | $235.20 | $672.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Health System - Southern California Mission Hills, CA HC XR DXA BONE DENSITY STUDY AXIAL | $248.50 | $710.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Tarzana Medical Center LLC Tarzana, CA HC XR DXA BONE DENSITY STUDY AXIAL | $275.10 | $786.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Health System - Southern California Burbank, CA HC XR DXA BONE DENSITY STUDY AXIAL | $282.10 | $806.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Health System - Southern California Santa Monica, CA HC XR DXA BONE DENSITY STUDY AXIAL | $328.30 | $938.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| UCI Health - Placentia Linda Orange, CA DEXA AXIAL SKELETON | $363.60 | $909.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| UCI Health - Los Alamitos Orange, CA DEXA AXIAL SKELETON | $363.60 | $909.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - West la Los Angeles, CA DXA BONE DENSITY STUDY 1/> SITES AXIAL SKEL | $473.20 | $910.00 | $96.00–$285.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA DXA BONE DENSITY STUDY 1/> SITES AXIAL SKEL | $473.20 | $910.00 | $96.00–$285.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Panorama City Panorama City, CA DXA BONE DENSITY STUDY 1/> SITES AXIAL SKEL | $473.20 | $910.00 | $96.00–$285.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Downey Downey, CA DXA BONE DENSITY STUDY 1/> SITES AXIAL SKEL | $473.20 | $910.00 | $96.00–$285.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - Anaheim Anaheim, CA DXA BONE DENSITY STUDY 1/> SITES AXIAL SKEL | $473.20 | $910.00 | $96.00–$285.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Bay Harbor City, CA DXA BONE DENSITY STUDY 1/> SITES AXIAL SKEL | $473.20 | $910.00 | $96.00–$285.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Woodland Hills Woodland Hills, CA DXA BONE DENSITY STUDY 1/> SITES AXIAL SKEL | $473.20 | $910.00 | $96.00–$285.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Baldwin Park Baldwin Park, CA DXA BONE DENSITY STUDY 1/> SITES AXIAL SKEL | $473.20 | $910.00 | $96.00–$285.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - Irvine Irvine, CA DXA BONE DENSITY STUDY 1/> SITES AXIAL SKEL | $473.20 | $910.00 | $96.00–$285.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Mission Hospital Regional Med Center Mission Viejo, CA HC XR DXA BONE DENSITY STUDY AXIAL | $520.80 | $1,085.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Hospital of Orange Orange, CA HC XR DXA BONE DENSITY STUDY AXIAL | $552.96 | $1,152.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| USC Kenneth Norris Jr Cancer Hospital Los Angeles, CA Dxa Bone Density Axial | $813.25 | $813.25 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Keck Hospital of USC Los Angeles, CA Dxa Bone Density Axial | $850.50 | $850.50 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CA PET Scan | $1,144.44 | $1,760.68 | $71.24–$4,200.53 | 35% | Nov 26, 2025 source file |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CA HB DXA BONE DEN AXIAL SKEL WO VFA | $1,144.44 | $1,760.68 | $132.41–$14,761.00 | 35% | Nov 26, 2025 source file |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CA DUAL-ENERGY X-RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY (DXA), BONE DENSITY STUDY, 1 OR MORE SITES; AXIAL SKELETON | $1,144.44 | $1,760.68 | $71.24–$4,200.53 | 35% | Nov 26, 2025 source file |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CA DUAL ENERGY X-RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY (DEXA), BONE DENSITY STUDY | $1,144.44 | $1,760.68 | $71.24–$4,200.53 | 35% | Nov 26, 2025 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $133.00, median $473.20, highest $1,144.44 — a 8.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 22 facilities here, median $473.20. 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 13 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.