Peripheral bone density scan cost in Kalispell, MT
In Kalispell, MT, 2 hospitals list a cash price for DEXA bone density scan of the wrist, heel or finger (peripheral): from $33.80 to $92.30, with a median of $63.05. The lowest listed price is at Logan Health Medical Center — $29.25 less than the median here. Across Montana, the median is $143.63 at 13 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 77081, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 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 Kalispell, MT.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Logan Health Medical Center lowest Kalispell, MT · (406) 752-5111 DXA BONE DENSITY PERIPHERAL | $33.80 | $52.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health Medical Center Kalispell, MT · (406) 752-5111 DEXA SCAN; (WRIST/RADIUS/HEEL) | $46.96 | $72.25 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health - Whitefish Whitefish, MT · (406) 863-3550 DEXA SCAN; (WRIST/RADIUS/HEEL) | $92.30 | $142.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $33.80, median $63.05, highest $92.30 — a 2.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $63.05. 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.
2 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 77081 ($196.20). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Logan Health - Whitefish Whitefish, MTDXA BONE DENSITY/PERIPHERAL | $15.60 | file |
| Logan Health Medical Center Kalispell, MTDXA BONE DENSITY/PERIPHERAL | $15.60 | file |