Scans and imaging CPT 77081 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Peripheral bone density scan cost in Hobbs, NM — inpatient

In Hobbs, NM, 1 hospital lists a cash price for DEXA bone density scan of the wrist, heel or finger (peripheral) as an inpatient: from $116.34 to $116.34, with a median of $116.34. Across New Mexico, the median is $176.37 at 2 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 77081, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$116.34Covenant Hospital Hobbs
Median$116.34half pay less
Highest$116.34in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Covenant Hospital Hobbs Hobbs, NM · (575) 492-5000 HC BONE DENSITY PERIPHERAL SKELETON $116.34 $277.00 — 58% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $116.34, median $116.34, highest $116.34.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $116.34 — 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.