Peripheral bone density scan cost in Chico, CA
In Chico, CA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for DEXA bone density scan of the wrist, heel or finger (peripheral): from $192.00 to $192.00, with a median of $192.00. Across California, the median is $276.64 at 136 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 77081, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oroville Hospital Oroville, CA · (530) 533-8500 Bone Density Stdy-periph | $192.00 | $384.00 | $104.00–$422.00 | 50% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $192.00, median $192.00, highest $192.00.
Cash or insurance?
At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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
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.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 77081 ($196.20). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Orchard Hospital Gridley, CADXA bone density measurement of forearm, finger, hand, or foot | $12.38 | file |