Scans and imaging CPT 77081 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Peripheral bone density scan cost in Eureka, CA — inpatient

In Eureka-Arcata, CA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for DEXA bone density scan of the wrist, heel or finger (peripheral) as an inpatient: from $437.62 to $437.62, with a median of $437.62. Across California, the median is $265.20 at 101 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 77081, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jul 22, 2025 and Jul 22, 2025.

Lowest$437.62Mad River Community Hospital
Median$437.62half pay less
Highest$437.62in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Mad River Community Hospital Arcata, CA · (707) 822-3621 BD APPENDAGE $437.62 $437.62 — — Jul 22, 2025
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Inpatient: lowest $437.62, median $437.62, highest $437.62.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $417.78 — 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.