Peripheral bone density scan cost in Indianapolis, IN
In Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN, 11 hospitals list a cash price for DEXA bone density scan of the wrist, heel or finger (peripheral): from $120.59 to $477.75, with a median of $145.20. The lowest listed price is at Major Hospital — $24.61 less than the median here. Across Indiana, the median is $145.20 at 43 hospitals.
Cash prices at 11 facilities across 9 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 31, 2026 and May 5, 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 Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Major Hospital lowest Shelbyville, IN · (317) 392-3211 DXA bone density measurement of forearm, finger, hand, or foot | $120.59 | $389.00 | $11.56–$385.11 | 69% | Apr 7, 2026 source file |
| Carmel AmbSurg Carmel, IN XR DEXA>1 SITES APPENDICULAR | $145.20 | $242.00 | $3.38–$161.37 | 40% | — source file |
| Carmel AmbSurg Carmel, IN XR DEXA>1 SITES APPEND (COMBO) | $145.20 | $242.00 | $3.38–$161.37 | 40% | — source file |
| Carmel AmbSurg Carmel, IN XR DEXA>1 SITES APPEND (COMBO) | $145.20 | $242.00 | $3.38–$161.37 | 40% | — source file |
| Endo Surgery Center Carmel, IN XR DEXA>1 SITES APPENDICULAR | $145.20 | $242.00 | $3.38–$161.37 | 40% | — source file |
| Endo Surgery Center Carmel, IN XR DEXA>1 SITES APPENDICULAR | $145.20 | $242.00 | $3.38–$161.37 | 40% | — source file |
| Endo Surgery Center Carmel, IN XR DEXA>1 SITES APPEND (COMBO) | $145.20 | $242.00 | $3.38–$45.08 | 40% | — source file |
| Endo Surgery Center Carmel, IN XR DEXA>1 SITES APPEND (COMBO) | $145.20 | $242.00 | $3.38–$45.08 | 40% | — source file |
| Naab Road Surgery Center Indianapolis, IN XR DEXA>1 SITES APPEND (COMBO) | $145.20 | $242.00 | $3.38–$45.08 | 40% | — source file |
| St. Vincent Anderson Regional Hospital Anderson, IN · (765) 649-2511 XR DEXA>1 SITES APPEND (COMBO) | $145.20 | $242.00 | $3.38–$161.37 | 40% | — source file |
| St. Vincent Carmel Hospital Carmel, IN · (317) 582-7000 XR DEXA>1 SITES APPENDICULAR | $145.20 | $242.00 | $3.38–$45.08 | 40% | — source file |
| St. Vincent Carmel Hospital Carmel, IN · (317) 582-7000 XR DEXA>1 SITES APPENDICULAR | $145.20 | $242.00 | $3.38–$45.08 | 40% | — source file |
| St. Vincent Carmel Hospital Carmel, IN · (317) 582-7000 XR DEXA>1 SITES APPEND (COMBO) | $145.20 | $242.00 | $3.38–$45.08 | 40% | — source file |
| St. Vincent Carmel Hospital Carmel, IN · (317) 582-7000 XR DEXA>1 SITES APPEND (COMBO) | $145.20 | $242.00 | $3.38–$45.08 | 40% | — source file |
| Naab Road Surgery Center Indianapolis, IN XR DEXA>1 SITES APPENDICULAR | $145.20 | $242.00 | $3.38–$161.37 | 40% | — source file |
| Naab Road Surgery Center Indianapolis, IN XR DEXA>1 SITES APPENDICULAR | $145.20 | $242.00 | $3.38–$161.37 | 40% | — source file |
| Carmel AmbSurg Carmel, IN XR DEXA>1 SITES APPENDICULAR | $145.20 | $242.00 | $3.38–$161.37 | 40% | — source file |
| Naab Road Surgery Center Indianapolis, IN XR DEXA>1 SITES APPEND (COMBO) | $145.20 | $242.00 | $3.38–$45.08 | 40% | — source file |
| St. Vincent Fishers Hospital Fishers, IN · (317) 415-9000 XR DEXA>1 SITES APPENDICULAR | $145.20 | $242.00 | $3.38–$161.37 | 40% | — source file |
| St. Vincent Fishers Hospital Fishers, IN · (317) 415-9000 XR DEXA>1 SITES APPENDICULAR | $145.20 | $242.00 | $3.38–$161.37 | 40% | — source file |
| St. Vincent Fishers Hospital Fishers, IN · (317) 415-9000 XR DEXA>1 SITES APPEND (COMBO) | $145.20 | $242.00 | $3.38–$45.08 | 40% | — source file |
| St. Vincent Fishers Hospital Fishers, IN · (317) 415-9000 XR DEXA>1 SITES APPEND (COMBO) | $145.20 | $242.00 | $3.38–$45.08 | 40% | — source file |
| St. Vincent Anderson Regional Hospital Anderson, IN · (765) 649-2511 XR DEXA>1 SITES APPENDICULAR | $145.20 | $242.00 | $3.38–$45.08 | 40% | — source file |
| St. Vincent Anderson Regional Hospital Anderson, IN · (765) 649-2511 XR DEXA>1 SITES APPENDICULAR | $145.20 | $242.00 | $3.38–$45.08 | 40% | — source file |
| St. Vincent Anderson Regional Hospital Anderson, IN · (765) 649-2511 XR DEXA>1 SITES APPEND (COMBO) | $145.20 | $242.00 | $3.38–$161.37 | 40% | — source file |
| Johnson Memorial Hospital Franklin, IN · (317) 736-3300 DXA bone density measurement of forearm, finger, hand, or foot | $171.20 | $214.00 | $11.56–$207.58 | 20% | May 5, 2026 source file |
| Ascension St Vincent Mercy Elwood, IN · (765) 552-4743 XR DEXA>1 SITES APPENDICULAR | $213.00 | $355.00 | $3.38–$250.00 | 40% | — source file |
| Ascension St Vincent Mercy Elwood, IN · (765) 552-4743 XR DEXA>1 SITES APPENDICULAR | $213.00 | $355.00 | $3.38–$250.00 | 40% | — source file |
| Riverview Health Noblesville, IN · (317) 773-0760 XR DXA BONE DENSITY APPENDICULAR | $235.20 | $392.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Witham Memorial Hospital Lebanon, IN · (765) 485-8000 DXA bone density measurement of forearm, finger, hand, or foot | $477.75 | $682.50 | $11.56–$1,706.25 | 30% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $120.59, median $145.20, highest $477.75 — a 4.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 8 facilities here, median $145.20. 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 8 of 10 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.