DEXA bone density scan cost in Louisville, KY
In Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN, 17 hospitals list a cash price for DEXA bone density scan of the hip, pelvis or spine: from $38.92 to $525.00, with a median of $201.40. The lowest listed price is at Norton Clark Hospital — $162.48 less than the median here. Across Kentucky, the median is $321.24 at 74 hospitals.
- The median here, $201.40, is 46% below the US median of $370.30.
- That is 1.9× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($106.81).
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Cash prices at 17 facilities across 9 cities for code 77080, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 9, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 1, 2026 and Sep 30, 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 Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norton Clark Hospital lowest Jeffersonville, IN · (812) 283-2147 HB BC BONE DENS MLT SITES AX SKEL File of Jun 3, 2026 · source file | $38.92 | $278.00 | $26.92–$243.25 | 86% |
| Norton Brownsboro Hospital Louisville, KY HB BC BONE DENS MLT SITES AX SKEL File of Feb 11, 2026 · source file | $119.60 | $598.00 | $27.74–$500.05 | 80% |
| Norton Children's Hospital one side Louisville, KY HB BONE DENS HIP LT+1 more line at this price File of Feb 11, 2026 · source file | $119.60 | $598.00 | $27.74–$508.30 | 80% |
| Norton Children's Hospital Louisville, KY HB BC BONE DENS MLT SITES AX SKEL File of Feb 11, 2026 · source file | $119.60 | $598.00 | $27.74–$508.30 | 80% |
| Norton Hospital one side Louisville, KY · (502) 629-8000 HB BONE DENS HIP RT+1 more line at this price File of Feb 11, 2026 · source file | $119.60 | $598.00 | $27.74–$500.05 | 80% |
| Norton Hospital Louisville, KY · (502) 629-8000 HB BC BONE DENS MLT SITES AX SKEL File of Feb 11, 2026 · source file | $119.60 | $598.00 | $27.74–$500.05 | 80% |
| Norton Women's and Kosair Children's Hospital one side Louisville, KY HB BONE DENS HIP RT+1 more line at this price File of Feb 13, 2026 · source file | $119.60 | $598.00 | $27.74–$500.05 | 80% |
| Norton Women's and Kosair Children's Hospital Louisville, KY HB BC BONE DENS MLT SITES AX SKEL File of Feb 13, 2026 · source file | $119.60 | $598.00 | $27.74–$500.05 | 80% |
| Norton West Louisville Hospital one side Louisville, KY HB BONE DENS HIP RT+1 more line at this price File of Feb 11, 2026 · source file | $119.60 | $598.00 | $27.74–$500.05 | 80% |
| Norton West Louisville Hospital Louisville, KY HB BC BONE DENS MLT SITES AX SKEL File of Feb 11, 2026 · source file | $119.60 | $598.00 | $27.74–$500.05 | 80% |
| Norton Brownsboro Hospital one side Louisville, KY HB BONE DENS HIP RT+1 more line at this price File of Feb 11, 2026 · source file | $119.60 | $598.00 | $27.74–$500.05 | 80% |
| University of Louisville Hospital Louisville, KY · (502) 562-3000 CR DEXA BONE DENS 1 SITE File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $155.76 | $649.00 | $109.03–$649.00 | 76% |
| Saints Mary & Elizabeth Hospital Louisville, KY CR DEXA BONE DENS 1+ SITE File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $190.80 | $530.00 | $89.04–$530.00 | 64% |
| UofL Health -Shelbyville Shelbyville, KY · (502) 647-4000 CR DEXA BONE DENS 1+ SITE File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $201.40 | $530.00 | $70.97–$530.00 | 62% |
| UofL Health-Louisville – South Hospital Shepherdville, KY CR DEXA BONE DENS 1+ SITE File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $238.50 | $530.00 | $89.04–$530.00 | 55% |
| UofL Health - Jewish Hospital and Mary & Elizabeth Hospital Louisville, KY · (502) 587-4011 CR DEXA BONE DENS 1+ SITE File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $238.50 | $530.00 | $89.04–$530.00 | 55% |
| CHI Saint Joseph Flaget Memorial Hospital Bardstown, KY · (502) 350-5000 HC Xr Bone Density Study File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $327.47 | $776.00 | $103.00–$618.47 | 58% |
| Harrison County Hospital Corydon, IN · (812) 738-4251 DXA bone density measurement of hip, pelvis, spine File of Jul 16, 2026 · source file | $408.00 | $680.00 | $26.92–$612.00 | 40% |
| St. Vincent Salem Hospital Salem, IN · (812) 883-5881 XR DEXA>1 SITES AXIAL+3 more lines at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $463.20 | $772.00 | $7.29–$565.49 | 40% |
| Baptist Health LaGrange La Grange, KY · (502) 222-5388 DXA bone density measurement of hip, pelvis, spine File of Sep 25, 2026 · source file | $525.00 | $700.00 | $63.00–$1,400.00 | 25% |
| Baptist Health Louisville Louisville, KY · (502) 897-8100 DXA bone density measurement of hip, pelvis, spine File of Sep 25, 2026 · source file | $525.00 | $700.00 | $38.72–$1,400.00 | 25% |
| Baptist Health Floyd New Albany, IN · (812) 944-7701 DXA bone density measurement of hip, pelvis, spine File of Sep 25, 2026 · source file | $525.00 | $700.00 | $26.92–$1,050.00 | 25% |
Outpatient: lowest $38.92, median $201.40, highest $525.00 — a 13.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 13 facilities here, median $155.76. 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 17 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 DEXA bone density scan is, what the price covers and why prices differ: DEXA bone density scan explained.