Peripheral bone density scan cost in Dallas, TX
In Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX, 32 hospitals list a cash price for DEXA bone density scan of the wrist, heel or finger (peripheral): from $23.25 to $220.43, with a median of $218.49. The lowest listed price is at The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas — $195.24 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $220.43 at 74 hospitals.
Cash prices at 32 facilities across 18 cities 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 Mar 10, 2026 and Jun 29, 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 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas lowest Dallas, TX · (214) 633-5555 DXA BONE DENSITY STUDY 1/>SITES APPENDICLR SKEL | $23.25 | $31.00 | $7.48–$90.95 | 25% | Mar 10, 2026 source file |
| The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas Dallas, TX · (214) 633-5555 HCHG XR BONE DENSITY APPENDICULAR | $52.00 | $104.00 | $31.41–$397.00 | 50% | Mar 10, 2026 source file |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth Fort Worth, TX · (817) 250-2100 DEXA BONE DENS APPEN | $143.25 | $238.75 | $31.74–$722.00 | 40% | Apr 21, 2026 source file |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Allen Allen, TX · (972) 747-1000 DEXA BONE DENS APPEN | $143.25 | $238.75 | $31.74–$722.00 | 40% | Apr 21, 2026 source file |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Alliance Fort Worth, TX · (682) 212-2004 DEXA BONE DENS APPEN | $143.25 | $238.75 | $31.74–$722.00 | 40% | Apr 21, 2026 source file |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Azle Azle, TX · (817) 444-8700 DEXA BONE DENS APPEN | $143.25 | $238.75 | $31.74–$722.00 | 40% | Apr 21, 2026 source file |
| Physicians Medical Center Plano, TX DEXA BONE DENS APPEN | $143.25 | $238.75 | $31.74–$722.00 | 40% | Apr 21, 2026 source file |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Cleburne Cleburne, TX · (817) 641-2251 DEXA BONE DENS APPEN | $143.25 | $238.75 | $31.74–$722.00 | 40% | Apr 21, 2026 source file |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Denton Denton, TX · (940) 898-7000 DEXA BONE DENS APPEN | $143.25 | $238.75 | $31.74–$722.00 | 40% | Apr 21, 2026 source file |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Flower Mound Flower Mound, TX · (972) 419-1530 DEXA BONE DENS APPEN | $143.25 | $238.75 | $31.74–$722.00 | 40% | Apr 21, 2026 source file |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Plano Plano, TX · (972) 981-8000 DEXA BONE DENS APPEN | $143.25 | $238.75 | $31.74–$722.00 | 40% | Apr 21, 2026 source file |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southwest Fort Worth Fort Worth, TX · (817) 433-5000 DEXA BONE DENS APPEN | $143.25 | $238.75 | $31.74–$722.00 | 40% | Apr 21, 2026 source file |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Rockwall Rockwall, TX · (469) 698-1000 DEXA BONE DENS APPEN | $143.25 | $238.75 | $31.74–$722.00 | 40% | Apr 21, 2026 source file |
| Texas Health Arlington Memorial Hospital Arlington, TX · (817) 548-6200 DEXA BONE DENS APPEN | $143.25 | $238.75 | $31.74–$722.00 | 40% | Apr 21, 2026 source file |
| Texas Health Hospital Frisco Frisco, TX · (469) 495-2000 DEXA BONE DENS APPEN | $143.25 | $238.75 | $31.74–$722.00 | 40% | Apr 21, 2026 source file |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas Dallas, TX · (214) 345-6789 DEXA BONE DENS APPEN | $143.25 | $238.75 | $31.74–$722.00 | 40% | Apr 21, 2026 source file |
| Texas Health Hospital Mansfield Mansfield, TX · (682) 341-5000 HC DEXA,BONE DENSITY, 1 + SITE, APPENDICULR SKELTN | $218.49 | $218.49 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Texas Health Huguley Hospital Fort Worth South Burleson, TX HC DEXA,BONE DENSITY, 1 + SITE, APPENDICULR SKELTN | $218.49 | $218.49 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital - Plano Plano, TX · (469) 814-3278 HC XR DXA PERIPHERAL APPENDICULAR SKELETON | $220.43 | $367.38 | $31.74–$275.54 | 40% | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Centennial Frisco, TX · (972) 963-3333 HC XR DXA PERIPHERAL APPENDICULAR SKELETON | $220.43 | $367.38 | $31.74–$275.54 | 40% | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital - Denton Denton, TX · (940) 220-0600 HC XR DXA PERIPHERAL APPENDICULAR SKELETON | $220.43 | $367.38 | $31.74–$275.54 | 40% | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital - McKinney McKinney, TX HC XR DXA PERIPHERAL APPENDICULAR SKELETON | $220.43 | $367.38 | $33.96–$275.54 | 40% | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Heart and Vascular Hospital - Dallas Dallas, TX · (214) 820-0600 HC XR DXA PERIPHERAL APPENDICULAR SKELETON | $220.43 | $367.38 | $31.74–$275.54 | 40% | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White All Saints Medical Center - Fort Worth Fort Worth, TX · (817) 926-2544 HC XR DXA PERIPHERAL APPENDICULAR SKELETON | $220.43 | $367.38 | $31.74–$275.54 | 40% | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Lake Pointe Rowlett, TX · (972) 412-2273 HC XR DXA PERIPHERAL APPENDICULAR SKELETON | $220.43 | $367.38 | $31.74–$275.54 | 40% | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Frisco at PGA Parkway Frisco, TX · (945) 339-0500 HC XR DXA PERIPHERAL APPENDICULAR SKELETON | $220.43 | $367.38 | $31.74–$275.54 | 40% | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - McKinney McKinney, TX · (469) 742-2200 HC XR DXA PERIPHERAL APPENDICULAR SKELETON | $220.43 | $367.38 | $31.74–$275.54 | 40% | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Grapevine Grapevine, TX · (817) 481-1588 HC XR DXA PERIPHERAL APPENDICULAR SKELETON | $220.43 | $367.38 | $31.74–$275.54 | 40% | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| Baylor University Medical Center Dallas, TX · (214) 820-8082 HC XR DXA PERIPHERAL APPENDICULAR SKELETON | $220.43 | $367.38 | $31.74–$275.54 | 40% | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center at Waxahachie Waxahachie, TX · (972) 923-7000 HC XR DXA PERIPHERAL APPENDICULAR SKELETON | $220.43 | $367.38 | $31.74–$275.54 | 40% | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Heart and Vascular Hospital - Waxahachie Waxahachie, TX HC XR DXA PERIPHERAL APPENDICULAR SKELETON | $220.43 | $367.38 | $46.86–$275.54 | 40% | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Plano Plano, TX · (469) 814-2000 HC XR DXA PERIPHERAL APPENDICULAR SKELETON | $220.43 | $367.38 | $31.74–$275.54 | 40% | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Irving Irving, TX · (972) 579-8100 HC XR DXA PERIPHERAL APPENDICULAR SKELETON | $220.43 | $367.38 | $31.74–$275.54 | 40% | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $23.25, median $218.49, highest $220.43 — a 9.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 32 facilities here, median $218.49. 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 30 of 30 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
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.