Peripheral bone density scan cost in Grand Rapids, MI
In Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI, 4 hospitals list a cash price for DEXA bone density scan of the wrist, heel or finger (peripheral): from $125.00 to $144.00, with a median of $134.50. The lowest listed price is at Corewell Health Zeeland Community Hospital and 1 other hospital — $9.50 less than the median here. Across Michigan, the median is $154.70 at 53 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 4 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 — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corewell Health Zeeland Community Hospital lowest Zeeland, MI · (616) 772-4644 Hc Xray Bone Density Appendicular | $125.00 | $125.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Greenville Hospital lowest Greenville, MI · (616) 754-4691 Hc Xray Bone Density Appendicular | $125.00 | $125.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Blodgett Hospital East Grand Rapids, MI Hc Xray Bone Density Appendicular | $144.00 | $144.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital Grand Rapids, MI · (616) 391-1774 Hc Xray Bone Density Appendicular | $144.00 | $144.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital Grand Rapids, MI · (616) 391-1774 Hc Xray Bone Density Appendicular | $144.00 | $144.00 | — | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $125.00, median $134.50, highest $144.00 — a 1.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $125.00. 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.