DEXA bone density scan cost in Charlotte, NC
In Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC, 17 hospitals list a cash price for DEXA bone density scan of the hip, pelvis or spine: from $136.35 to $1,555.00, with a median of $413.48. The lowest listed price is at Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital — $277.13 less than the median here. Across North Carolina, the median is $413.48 at 59 hospitals.
Cash prices at 17 facilities across 14 cities for code 77080, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 1, 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 Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital lowest Mooresville, NC · (704) 660-4000 HC DEXA BN DENSITY AXIAL+2 more lines at this price source file | $136.35 | $505.00 | $44.34–$3,578.27 | 73% |
| Iredell Memorial Hospital Statesville, NC · (704) 878-5661 BD Bone Density DEXA Axial Skeleton File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $139.32 | $516.00 | $118.22–$1,032.00 | 73% |
| MUSC Chester Regional Medical Center Chester, SC · (803) 581-3151 HB DEXA BONE DENSITY STUDY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $249.50 | $499.00 | — | 50% |
| Atrium Health Pineville Charlotte, NC · (704) 379-5000 HC DEXA SCAN ONE OR MORE SITES File of Dec 5, 2025 · source file | $413.48 | $826.95 | $82.70–$760.79 | 50% |
| Atrium Health Mercy, a facility of Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC HC DEXA SCAN ONE OR MORE SITES File of Dec 4, 2025 · source file | $413.48 | $826.95 | $56.64–$760.79 | 50% |
| Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast Concord, NC · (704) 783-3000 HC DEXA SCAN ONE OR MORE SITES File of Dec 1, 2025 · source file | $413.48 | $826.95 | $101.47–$785.60 | 50% |
| Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC · (704) 355-2000 HC DEXA SCAN ONE OR MORE SITES+1 more line at this price File of Dec 5, 2025 · source file | $413.48 | $826.95 | $56.64–$744.26 | 50% |
| Atrium Health Lincoln Lincolnton, NC · (980) 212-2000 HC DEXA SCAN ONE OR MORE SITES File of Dec 1, 2025 · source file | $413.48 | $826.95 | $93.28–$785.60 | 50% |
| Atrium Health Anson Wadesboro, NC · (704) 694-5131 HC DEXA SCAN ONE OR MORE SITES File of Dec 1, 2025 · source file | $413.48 | $826.95 | $103.16–$785.60 | 50% |
| Atrium Health Union Monroe, NC · (704) 283-3100 HC DEXA SCAN ONE OR MORE SITES File of Dec 4, 2025 · source file | $413.48 | $826.95 | $103.16–$785.60 | 50% |
| Atrium Health University City Charlotte, NC · (704) 548-6000 HC DEXA SCAN ONE OR MORE SITES File of Dec 5, 2025 · source file | $413.48 | $826.95 | $82.70–$802.14 | 50% |
| Piedmont Medical Center Fort Mill, SC · (803) 329-1234 DEXA AXIAL SKELETON File of Apr 15, 2026 · source file | $798.75 | $1,065.00 | $1.00–$809.40 | 25% |
| Piedmont Medical Center Rock Hill, SC · (803) 329-1234 DEXA AXIAL SKELETON File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $798.75 | $1,065.00 | $1.00–$809.40 | 25% |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Mount Holly, NC · (704) 834-4891 HCHG XR DXA BONE DENSITY AXIAL File of May 11, 2026 · source file | $1,086.00 | $1,086.00 | $106.81–$1,031.70 | — |
| CaroMont Regional Medical Center - Gastonia Gastonia, NC · (704) 834-4891 HCHG XR DXA BONE DENSITY AXIAL File of May 11, 2026 · source file | $1,086.00 | $1,086.00 | $106.81–$1,031.70 | — |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Belmont, NC · (704) 834-4891 HCHG XR DXA BONE DENSITY AXIAL File of May 11, 2026 · source file | $1,086.00 | $1,086.00 | $106.81–$1,031.70 | — |
| MUSC Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster, SC · (803) 286-1481 HB DEXA BONE DENSITY STUDY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,555.00 | $3,110.00 | — | 50% |
Outpatient: lowest $136.35, median $413.48, highest $1,555.00 — a 11.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 16 facilities here, median $413.48. 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 12 of 15 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.