Peripheral bone density scan cost in Little Rock, AR
In Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR, 10 hospitals list a cash price for DEXA bone density scan of the wrist, heel or finger (peripheral): from $38.53 to $859.00, with a median of $88.80. The lowest listed price is at Conway Regional Medical Center — $50.27 less than the median here. Across Arkansas, the median is $96.38 at 26 hospitals.
- The median here, $88.80, is 54% below the US median of $192.36.
- That is about the same as Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($88.91).
- 1 of 10 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 10 facilities across 4 cities for code 77081, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 7, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Nov 21, 2025 and Oct 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 Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conway Regional Medical Center lowest Conway, AR · (501) 329-3831 BONE DENSITY PERIPHERAL File of Jul 2, 2026 · source file | $38.53 | $175.12 | $35.02–$175.12 | 78% |
| Arkansas Childrens Hospital Little Rock, AR · (501) 364-1100 DXA BONE DENSITY APPENDICULR File of Aug 13, 2026 · source file | $40.58 | $45.09 | $45.09–$81.37 | 10% |
| Baptist Health Medical Center - Conway Conway, AR · (501) 585-2000 77081 - DXA BONE DENSITY STUDY 1-GREATER THAN SITES APPENDICLR SKEL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $51.22 | $204.88 | $54.58–$175.90 | 75% |
| Baptist Health Medical Center - Little Rock Little Rock, AR · (501) 202-2000 77081 - DXA BONE DENSITY STUDY 1-GREATER THAN SITES APPENDICLR SKEL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $51.22 | $204.88 | $47.01–$175.90 | 75% |
| UAMS Health Benton-Bryant Bryant, AR DXA BONE DENSITY MEASUREMENT OF FOREARM; FINGER; HAND; OR FOOT File of Oct 1, 2026 · source file | $88.80 | $148.00 | $37.94–$887.00 | 40% |
| University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock, AR · (501) 686-5000 DXA BONE DENSITY MEASUREMENT OF FOREARM; FINGER; HAND; OR FOOT File of Jun 17, 2026 · source file | $88.80 | $148.00 | $37.94–$887.00 | 40% |
| St. Vincent Infirmary Medical Center Sherwood, AR · (501) 552-7100 BD WRIST HEEL File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $103.96 | $417.00 | $31.32–$291.90 | 75% |
| University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock, AR · (501) 686-5000 DXA BONE DENSITY APPENDICULR File of Jun 17, 2026 · source file | $104.40 | $174.00 | $37.94–$887.00 | 40% |
| UAMS Health Benton-Bryant Bryant, AR DXA BONE DENSITY APPENDICULR File of Oct 1, 2026 · source file | $104.40 | $174.00 | $37.94–$887.00 | 40% |
| Arkansas Heart Hospital Little Rock, AR · (501) 219-7000 BD Bone Density DEXA App Skeleton File of Nov 21, 2025 · source file | $144.00 | $180.00 | $90.00–$135.00 | 20% |
| Arkansas Heart Hospital-Encore Bryant, AR · (501) 213-4500 BD Bone Density DEXA App Skeleton File of Nov 21, 2025 · source file | $144.00 | $180.00 | $90.00–$135.00 | 20% |
| Arkansas Childrens Hospital Little Rock, AR · (501) 364-1100 DXA BONE DENSITY MEASUREMENT OF FOREARM; FINGER; HAND; OR FOOT File of Aug 13, 2026 · source file | $169.43 | $188.25 | $81.37–$188.25 | 10% |
| Cornerstone Hospital Little Rock Little Rock, AR DEXA BONE DENSITY WRIST/HEEL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $859.00 | $859.00 | — | — |
Outpatient: lowest $38.53, median $88.80, highest $859.00 — a 22.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $103.96. 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 7 of 9 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 2 it is 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 peripheral bone density scan is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Peripheral bone density scan explained.