DEXA bone density scan cost in New York, NY — inpatient
In New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, 25 hospitals list a cash price for DEXA bone density scan of the hip, pelvis or spine as an inpatient: from $45.55 to $922.50, with a median of $117.70. The lowest listed price is at St. Barnabas Hospital — $72.15 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $202.00 at 63 hospitals.
Cash prices at 25 facilities across 19 cities for code 77080, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Oct 28, 2025 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 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Barnabas Hospital lowest Bronx, NY CHG DXA BONE DENSITY STUDY 1/> SITES AXIAL SKEL | $45.55 | $162.79 | $31.77–$102.13 | 72% | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases Montvale, NJ DXA Bone Density Study 1/> Sites Axial Skel | $80.00 | $80.00 | $10.07–$196.62 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases Brooklyn, NY DXA Bone Density Study 1/> Sites Axial Skel | $80.00 | $80.00 | $10.07–$196.62 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases Brooklyn, NY DXA Bone Density Study 1/> Sites Axial Skel|PROFESSIONAL COMPONENT | $80.00 | $80.00 | $10.07–$75.36 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases Middletown, NJ DXA Bone Density Study 1/> Sites Axial Skel | $80.00 | $80.00 | $10.07–$196.62 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases Middletown, NJ DXA Bone Density Study 1/> Sites Axial Skel|PROFESSIONAL COMPONENT | $80.00 | $80.00 | $10.07–$72.00 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases Montvale, NJ DXA Bone Density Study 1/> Sites Axial Skel|PROFESSIONAL COMPONENT | $80.00 | $80.00 | $10.07–$72.00 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases Floor Hauppauge, NY DXA Bone Density Study 1/> Sites Axial Skel | $80.00 | $80.00 | $10.07–$196.62 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases Floor Hauppauge, NY DXA Bone Density Study 1/> Sites Axial Skel|PROFESSIONAL COMPONENT | $80.00 | $80.00 | $10.07–$75.36 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Nassau Health Care Corporation East Meadow, NY DXA BONE DENSITY AXIAL | $106.40 | $152.00 | $35.30–$53.23 | 30% | Oct 28, 2025 source file |
| NYU Langone New York, NY HC DXA BONE DENSITY, AXIAL | $106.45 | $560.28 | $31.64–$588.30 | 81% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone Brooklyn, NY HC DXA BONE DENSITY, AXIAL | $106.45 | $560.28 | $31.64–$588.30 | 81% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone New York, NY HC DXA BONE DENSITY, AXIAL | $106.45 | $560.28 | $31.64–$588.30 | 81% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone Mineola, NY HC DXA BONE DENSITY, AXIAL | $111.78 | $588.30 | $31.64–$588.30 | 81% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone Hospital?Suffolk Patchogue, NY HC DXA BONE DENSITY, AXIAL | $111.78 | $588.30 | $31.64–$588.30 | 81% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn, NY BONE DENSITY STUDY AXIAL | $115.00 | $115.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Newton Medical Center Newton, NJ DXA Bone Density 1+ Site Axial | $116.20 | $1,219.00 | — | 90% | — source file |
| Hmh Hospitals Corporation Neptune City, NJ DXA BONE DENSITY STUDY 1/> SITES AXIAL SKEL | $117.70 | $1,183.00 | $196.38–$1,183.00 | 90% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| CentraState Medical Center Freehold Township, NJ DXA Bone Density 1+ Site Axial | $135.36 | $754.00 | — | 82% | — source file |
| Overlook Medical Center Summit, NJ DXA Bone Density 1+ Site Axial | $141.90 | $878.00 | — | 84% | — source file |
| Chilton Medical Center Pompton Plains, NJ DXA Bone Density 1+ Site Axial | $141.90 | $1,458.00 | — | 90% | — source file |
| Morristown Medical Center Morristown, NJ DXA Bone Density 1+ Site Axial | $141.90 | $921.00 | — | 85% | — source file |
| Englewood Health Englewood, NJ DXA Bone Density Study 1/> Sites Axial Skel | $157.70 | $1,577.00 | $115.28–$1,261.60 | 90% | Feb 2, 2026 source file |
| Helen Hayes Hospital West Haverstraw, NY DXA AXIAL SPINE OR HIP | $290.00 | $290.00 | $35.94–$217.50 | — | — source file |
| Nassau Health Care Corporation East Meadow, NY Xray Dexa Ax Skltn Stud>=1site | $393.94 | $562.77 | — | 30% | Oct 28, 2025 source file |
| The Valley Hospital Health Plaza Paramus, NJ BONE DENSITY STUDY | $580.80 | $968.00 | $59.11–$726.00 | 40% | — source file |
| Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn, NY DXA BONE STUDY, AXIAL SKELET | $581.00 | $581.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Morningside New York, NY HC Dexa 1+ Sites Axial Skeleton | $922.50 | $1,025.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Queens Long Island, NY HC Dexa 1+ Sites Axial Skeleton | $922.50 | $1,025.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Brooklyn Brooklyn, NY HC Dexa 1+ Sites Axial Skeleton | $922.50 | $1,025.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Mount Sinai Hospital New York, NY HC Dexa 1+ Sites Axial Skeleton | $922.50 | $1,025.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Behavioral Health Center New York, NY HC Dexa 1+ Sites Axial Skeleton | $922.50 | $1,025.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $45.55, median $117.70, highest $922.50 — a 20.3× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 48 facilities here, median $124.12 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 12 of 14 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 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.