Peripheral bone density scan cost in Atlanta, GA
In Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA, 18 hospitals list a cash price for DEXA bone density scan of the wrist, heel or finger (peripheral): from $237.00 to $453.00, with a median of $332.67. The lowest listed price is at Emory Hillandale Hospital and 7 other hospitals — $95.67 less than the median here. Across Georgia, the median is $332.67 at 31 hospitals.
Cash prices at 18 facilities across 12 cities for code 77081, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 25, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 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 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emory Hillandale Hospital lowest Lithonia, GA · (404) 501-8040 Hc Dxa Bone Density/Peripheral - Dexa Bone Density Extremity | $237.00 | $237.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Emory University lowest Atlanta, GA · (404) 686-8500 Hc Dxa Bone Density/Peripheral - Dexa Bone Density Extremity | $237.00 | $237.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Emory Johns Creek Hospital lowest Johns Creek, GA · (678) 474-7000 Hc Dxa Bone Density/Peripheral - Dexa Bone Density Extremity | $237.00 | $237.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Decatur Health Resource lowest Decatur, GA Hc Dxa Bone Density/Peripheral - Dexa Bone Density Extremity | $237.00 | $237.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Crawford Long Hospital lowest Atlanta, GA · (404) 686-2450 Hc Dxa Bone Density/Peripheral - Dexa Bone Density Extremity | $237.00 | $237.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Es Rehabilitation lowest Atlanta, GA Hc Dxa Bone Density/Peripheral - Dexa Bone Density Extremity | $237.00 | $237.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Emory Decatur Hospital lowest Decatur, GA · (404) 501-1000 Hc Dxa Bone Density/Peripheral - Dexa Bone Density Extremity | $237.00 | $237.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Josephs Hospital of Atlanta lowest Atlanta, GA · (678) 843-7001 Hc Dxa Bone Density/Peripheral - Dexa Bone Density Extremity | $237.00 | $237.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Wellstar Windy Hill Hospital Marietta, GA Hc Bd Dexa Forearm/Appendicular Skeleton | $332.67 | $853.00 | — | 61% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Paulding Hospital Hiram, GA · (470) 644-7000 Hc Bd Dexa Forearm/Appendicular Skeleton | $332.67 | $853.00 | — | 61% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Douglas Hospital Douglasville, GA · (770) 949-1500 Hc Bd Dexa Forearm/Appendicular Skeleton | $332.67 | $853.00 | — | 61% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Kennestone Hospital Marietta, GA · (770) 793-5000 Hc Bd Dexa Forearm/Appendicular Skeleton | $332.67 | $853.00 | — | 61% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar North Fulton Hospital Roswell, GA · (770) 751-2500 Hc Bd Dexa Forearm/Appendicular Skeleton | $332.67 | $853.00 | — | 61% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Cobb Hospital Austell, GA · (770) 732-4000 Hc Bd Dexa Forearm/Appendicular Skeleton | $332.67 | $853.00 | — | 61% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Roosevelt Long Term Acute Care At Warm Sp Warm Springs, GA Hc Bd Dexa Forearm/Appendicular Skeleton | $332.67 | $853.00 | — | 61% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Spalding Regional Hospital Griffin, GA · (770) 228-2721 Hc Bd Dexa Forearm/Appendicular Skeleton | $332.67 | $853.00 | — | 61% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Sylvan Grove Hospital Jackson, GA · (770) 775-7861 Hc Bd Dexa Forearm/Appendicular Skeleton | $332.67 | $853.00 | — | 61% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Atlanta, GA · (404) 785-5252 Bone Density Measurement Using Dedicated X-Ray Machine Peripheral | $453.00 | $453.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Atlanta, GA · (404) 785-5252 Bone Density Measurement Using Dedicated X-Ray Machine Peripheral | $453.00 | $453.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Atlanta, GA · (404) 785-5252 Bone Density Measurement Using Dedicated X-Ray Machine Peripheral | $453.00 | $453.00 | — | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $237.00, median $332.67, highest $453.00 — a 1.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 17 facilities here, median $332.67. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
What it is
This code covers a bone density test of the wrist, heel or finger, used for screening when a hip and spine scan is not available.
What the price covers
The price covers the scan and the reading.