DEXA bone density scan cost in Pittsburgh, PA
In Pittsburgh, PA, 20 hospitals list a cash price for DEXA bone density scan of the hip, pelvis or spine: from $145.00 to $450.36, with a median of $240.00. The lowest listed price is at Uniontown Hospital — $95.00 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $271.83 at 98 hospitals.
- The median here, $240.00, is 35% below the US median of $370.30.
- That is 2.2× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($106.81).
- Pittsburgh, PA has the lowest median of 2 metro areas in Pennsylvania with at least 10 hospitals pricing this code.
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Cash prices at 20 facilities across 14 cities for code 77080, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 10, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 17, 2025 and Oct 28, 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 Pittsburgh, PA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uniontown Hospital lowest Uniontown, PA · (724) 430-5000 DXA BONE DENSITY MEASUREMENT OF HIP; PELVIS; SPINE File of Jul 9, 2026 · source file | $145.00 | $290.00 | $6.95–$236.10 | 50% |
| Uniontown Hospital Uniontown, PA · (724) 430-5000 DXA BONE DENSITY AXIAL File of Jul 9, 2026 · source file | $162.50 | $325.00 | $6.95–$236.10 | 50% |
| Monogahela Valley Hospital Monongahela, PA · (724) 258-1000 BONE DENSITY File of Feb 2, 2026 · source file | $202.80 | $338.00 | $90.92–$414.22 | 40% |
| Highlands Hospital Connellsville, PA · (724) 628-1500 BONE DENSITY - DEXA SCAN AXIAL File of Feb 2, 2026 · source file | $202.80 | $338.00 | $113.91–$263.64 | 40% |
| UPMC Washington Washington, PA · (724) 225-7000 DEXA BONE DENSITY STUDY File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $203.28 | $290.40 | $69.13–$233.80 | 30% |
| Excela Health - Frick Hospital Mt Plesant, PA · (724) 547-1500 MM BONE DENSITY SPINE/HIP+1 more line at this price File of Dec 17, 2025 · source file | $214.80 | $358.00 | $3.39–$52.14 | 40% |
| Excela Health Latrobe Hospital Latrobe, PA · (724) 832-4000 MM BONE DENSITY SPINE/HIP File of Dec 17, 2025 · source file | $214.80 | $358.00 | $72.13–$286.40 | 40% |
| Excela Health Westmoreland Regional Hospital Greeensburg, PA · (724) 832-4000 MM BONE DENSITY SPINE/HIP File of Dec 17, 2025 · source file | $214.80 | $358.00 | $72.13–$286.40 | 40% |
| Armstrong County Memorial Hospital Kittanning, PA BONE MINERAL DENSITY AXIAL File of Mar 2, 2026 · source file | $214.80 | $716.00 | $57.13–$716.00 | 70% |
| UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 232-8111 DEXA AXIAL SKL 1 OR MORE SITES File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $240.00 | $400.00 | $66.12–$686.64 | 40% |
| UPMC Passavant - McCandless Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 367-6700 HC DEXA AXIAL SKL 1 OR MORE SITES File of Mar 7, 2026 · source file | $240.00 | $400.00 | $66.12–$726.63 | 40% |
| UPMC Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 692-5325 DEXA AXIAL SKL 1 OR MORE SITES File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $240.00 | $400.00 | $35.38–$516.75 | 40% |
| Butler Memorial Hospital Butler, PA Bone Density Dexa Lumbar/Hip+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $265.30 | $379.00 | $70.87–$397.95 | 30% |
| UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 641-4010 HC DEXA AXIAL SKL 1 OR MORE SITES File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $279.00 | $465.00 | $66.12–$708.09 | 40% |
| UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 647-2345 DEXA AXIAL SKL 1 OR MORE SITES File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $285.00 | $475.00 | $62.33–$808.91 | 40% |
| Allegheny Valley Hospital Natrona Heights, PA · (412) 224-5100 HC DEXA BN DENSITY AXIAL File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $405.79 | $527.00 | $31.58–$323.18 | 23% |
| Forbes Hospital Monroeville, PA · (412) 858-2000 HC DEXA BN DENSITY AXIAL File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $411.06 | $527.00 | $31.58–$661.21 | 22% |
| Canonsburg General Hospital Canonsburg, PA · (724) 745-6100 HC DEXA BN DENSITY AXIAL File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $411.06 | $527.00 | $31.58–$321.99 | 22% |
| West Penn Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 578-5000 HC DEXA BN DENSITY AXIAL File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $427.05 | $585.00 | $45.64–$358.96 | 27% |
| Allegheny General Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 359-3131 HC DEXA BN DENSITY AXIAL File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $444.60 | $585.00 | $31.58–$356.58 | 24% |
| Jefferson Regional Medical Center Jefferson Hills, PA · (412) 469-5000 HC DEXA BN DENSITY AXIAL File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $450.36 | $556.00 | $31.58–$335.11 | 19% |
Outpatient: lowest $145.00, median $240.00, highest $450.36 — a 3.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 21 facilities here, median $265.30. 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 14 of 20 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.