Peripheral bone density scan cost in Charlottesville, VA
In Charlottesville, VA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for DEXA bone density scan of the wrist, heel or finger (peripheral): from $247.50 to $247.50, with a median of $247.50. Across Virginia, the median is $269.00 at 29 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 77081, 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 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 Charlottesville, VA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital lowest Charlottesville, VA · (434) 654-7000 Chgr-Bone Density Study-Peripheral | $247.50 | $495.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital lowest Charlottesville, VA · (434) 654-7000 Chg - Bone Density Study-Peripheral | $247.50 | $495.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $247.50, median $247.50, highest $247.50.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $247.50. 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.