Scans and imaging CPT 77081 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Peripheral bone density scan cost in Boulder, CO — inpatient

In Boulder, CO, 1 hospital lists a cash price for DEXA bone density scan of the wrist, heel or finger (peripheral) as an inpatient: from $1,283.97 to $1,283.97, with a median of $1,283.97. Across Colorado, the median is $422.50 at 11 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 77081, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$1,283.97AdventHealth Avista
Median$1,283.97half pay less
Highest$1,283.97in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
AdventHealth Avista Louisville, CO · (303) 673-1000 HC DEXA,BONE DENSITY, 1 + SITE, APPENDICULR SKELTN $1,283.97 $1,283.97 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $1,283.97, median $1,283.97, highest $1,283.97.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $1,283.97 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.