DEXA bone density scan cost in San Francisco, CA
In San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA, 11 hospitals list a cash price for DEXA bone density scan of the hip, pelvis or spine: from $448.80 to $1,031.00, with a median of $504.00. The lowest listed price is at Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley — $55.20 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $504.00 at 83 hospitals.
Cash prices at 11 facilities across 10 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Jul 22, 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 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley lowest Pleasanton, CA · (925) 847-3000 Bone Density Dexa Axial | $448.80 | $1,122.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Francisco San Francisco, CA · (415) 833-2646 DXA BONE DENSITY STUDY 1/> SITES AXIAL SKEL | $504.00 | $900.00 | $142.00–$445.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Oakland/Richmond Oakland, CA · (510) 752-1000 DXA BONE DENSITY STUDY 1/> SITES AXIAL SKEL | $504.00 | $900.00 | $142.00–$445.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Walnut Creek Walnut Creek, CA · (925) 295-4000 DXA BONE DENSITY STUDY 1/> SITES AXIAL SKEL | $504.00 | $900.00 | $142.00–$445.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fremont Fremont, CA · (510) 784-4000 DXA BONE DENSITY STUDY 1/> SITES AXIAL SKEL | $504.00 | $900.00 | $142.00–$445.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Redwood City Redwood City, CA · (650) 299-2000 DXA BONE DENSITY STUDY 1/> SITES AXIAL SKEL | $504.00 | $900.00 | $142.00–$445.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Rafael San Rafael, CA · (415) 444-2000 DXA BONE DENSITY STUDY 1/> SITES AXIAL SKEL | $504.00 | $900.00 | $142.00–$445.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Antioch Antioch, CA · (925) 813-6500 DXA BONE DENSITY STUDY 1/> SITES AXIAL SKEL | $504.00 | $900.00 | $142.00–$445.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Leandro San Leandro, CA · (510) 454-1000 DXA BONE DENSITY STUDY 1/> SITES AXIAL SKEL | $504.00 | $900.00 | $142.00–$445.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South San Francisco South San Francisco, CA · (650) 742-3200 DXA BONE DENSITY STUDY 1/> SITES AXIAL SKEL | $504.00 | $900.00 | $142.00–$445.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Chinese Hospital Association San Francisco, CA · (415) 677-2480 DXA bone density measurement of hip, pelvis, spine | $1,031.00 | $1,031.00 | $53.59–$1,855.80 | — | Jul 22, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $448.80, median $504.00, highest $1,031.00 — a 2.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 10 facilities here, median $504.00. 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 1 of 10 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.