Peripheral bone density scan cost in Lima, OH
In Lima, OH, 2 hospitals list a cash price for DEXA bone density scan of the wrist, heel or finger (peripheral): from $101.70 to $303.00, with a median of $202.35. The lowest listed price is at Lima Memorial Health System — $100.65 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $256.80 at 91 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities 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 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 Lima, OH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lima Memorial Health System lowest Lima, OH · (419) 998-4731 Dxa Bone Densityperipheral | $101.70 | $113.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health St Ritas Medical Center Lima, OH · (419) 227-3361 HC Dexa Appendicular Skeleton | $303.00 | $505.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Lima Memorial Health System Lima, OH · (419) 998-4731 Dexa, Peripheral Study | $546.30 | $607.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $101.70, median $202.35, highest $303.00 — a 3.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $79.95. 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.