Peripheral bone density scan cost in Los Angeles, CA
In Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, 27 hospitals list a cash price for DEXA bone density scan of the wrist, heel or finger (peripheral): from $111.00 to $873.90, with a median of $265.20. The lowest listed price is at La Palma Intercommunity Hospital and 3 other hospitals — $154.20 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $276.64 at 145 hospitals.
- The median here, $265.20, is 38% above the US median of $192.36.
- That is 3.0× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($88.91).
- Los Angeles, CA ranks 2nd of 4 metro areas in California by median, cheapest first.
- 6 of 27 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 27 facilities across 18 cities for code 77081, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 4, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Nov 26, 2025 and Oct 5, 2026.
Lowest$111.00La Palma Intercommunity Hospital + 3 more
Median$265.20half of hospitals charge less
Highest$873.90in this market
Difference7.9×highest vs lowest
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA.
median
Lowest $111.00Highest $873.90
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Palma Intercommunity Hospital lowest La Palma, CA · (714) 670-7400 Hc Dexa,Bone Density, 1 + Site, Appendiculr Skeltn File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $111.00 | $415.59 | $15.81–$415.59 | 73% |
| Centinela Hospital Medical Center lowest Inglewood, CA · (310) 673-4660 DXA BONE DENSITY STUDY File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $111.00 | $186.36 | $15.81–$186.36 | 40% |
| Garden Grove Hospital Medical Center lowest Garden Grove, CA · (714) 537-5160 Hc Dexa,Bone Density, 1 + Site, Appendiculr Skeltn File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $111.00 | $415.59 | $15.81–$415.59 | 73% |
| West Anaheim Medical Center lowest Anaheim, CA · (714) 827-3000 Hc Dexa,Bone Density, 1 + Site, Appendiculr Skeltn File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $111.00 | $415.59 | $15.81–$415.59 | 73% |
| California Hospital Medical Center LA Los Angeles, CA · (213) 748-2411 XR BONE DENSITY(DXA)APEND File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $132.94 | $278.00 | $22.59–$3,012.00 | 52% |
| Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center Burbank, CA · (818) 843-5111 HC BONE DENSITY PERIPHERAL SKELETON File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $137.20 | $392.00 | — | 65% |
| Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center Torrance Torrance, CA · (310) 540-7676 HC BONE DENSITY PERIPHERAL SKELETON File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $150.85 | $431.00 | — | 65% |
| St Mary Medical Center Long Beach, CA · (562) 491-9000 XR BONE DENS(DXA)APEND FY File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $199.44 | $461.00 | $22.59–$405.68 | 57% |
| St Mary Medical Center Long Beach, CA · (562) 491-9000 XR BONE DENSITY(DXA)APEND File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $203.33 | $470.00 | $22.59–$413.60 | 57% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - Anaheim Anaheim, CA · (714) 279-4000 DXA BONE DENSITY STUDY 1/>SITES APPENDICLR SKEL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $265.20 | $510.00 | $81.00–$240.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Baldwin Park Baldwin Park, CA · (626) 851-1011 DXA BONE DENSITY STUDY 1/>SITES APPENDICLR SKEL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $265.20 | $510.00 | $81.00–$240.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Panorama City Panorama City, CA · (818) 375-2000 DXA BONE DENSITY STUDY 1/>SITES APPENDICLR SKEL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $265.20 | $510.00 | $81.00–$240.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Woodland Hills Woodland Hills, CA · (818) 719-3800 DXA BONE DENSITY STUDY 1/>SITES APPENDICLR SKEL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $265.20 | $510.00 | $81.00–$240.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Fnd Hospital - Irvine Irvine, CA · (714) 279-4000 DXA BONE DENSITY STUDY 1/>SITES APPENDICLR SKEL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $265.20 | $510.00 | $81.00–$240.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA · (323) 783-4011 DXA BONE DENSITY STUDY 1/>SITES APPENDICLR SKEL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $265.20 | $510.00 | $81.00–$240.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Bay Harbor City, CA · (310) 325-5111 DXA BONE DENSITY STUDY 1/>SITES APPENDICLR SKEL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $265.20 | $510.00 | $81.00–$240.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Downey Downey, CA · (562) 461-6007 DXA BONE DENSITY STUDY 1/>SITES APPENDICLR SKEL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $265.20 | $510.00 | $81.00–$240.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - West LA Los Angeles, CA · (213) 857-2201 DXA BONE DENSITY STUDY 1/>SITES APPENDICLR SKEL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $265.20 | $510.00 | $81.00–$240.00 | 48% |
| Providence St Joseph Hospital Orange Orange, CA · (714) 633-9111 HC BONE DENSITY PERIPHERAL SKELETON File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $294.72 | $614.00 | — | 52% |
| Casa Colina Hospital and Centers for Healthcare Pomona, CA · (909) 596-7733 DXA bone density measurement of forearm, finger, hand, or foot File of Oct 5, 2026 · source file | $338.83 | $260.64 | $36.00–$354.47 | -30% |
| UCI Health - Los Alamitos Orange, CA · (562) 799-3220 DEXA APPENDICULAR SKELTN File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $357.20 | $893.00 | — | 60% |
| Mission Hospital Regional Med Center Mission Viejo, CA · (949) 364-1400 HC BONE DENSITY PERIPHERAL SKELETON File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $444.00 | $925.00 | — | 52% |
| Chapman Global Medical Center Orange, CA · (714) 633-0011 DXA BONE DENSITY STUDY 1 SITES APPENDICULAR SKLTN File of May 6, 2026 · source file | $484.00 | $484.00 | $25.10–$484.00 | — |
| Anaheim Global Medical Center Anaheim, CA · (714) 533-6220 DXA BONE DENSITY STUDY 1 SITES APPENDICULAR SKLTN File of Jun 15, 2026 · source file | $484.00 | $484.00 | $25.10–$484.00 | — |
| Orange County Global Medical Center Santa Ana, CA · (714) 953-3500 DXA BONE DENSITY STUDY 1 SITES APPENDICULAR SKLTN File of Jun 15, 2026 · source file | $484.00 | $484.00 | $25.10–$484.00 | — |
| Keck Hospital of USC Los Angeles, CA · (323) 442-8656 Dxa Bone Density/Peripheral File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $583.25 | $583.25 | — | — |
| USC Kenneth Norris Jr Cancer Hospital Los Angeles, CA Dxa Bone Density/Peripheral File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $735.75 | $735.75 | — | — |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CA · (310) 423-5000 DUAL ENERGY X-RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY (DEXA), BONE DENSITY STUDY, ONE OR MORE SITES; APPENDICULAR SKELETON (PERIPHERAL) (EG, RADIUS, WRIST, HEEL)+3 more lines at this price File of Nov 26, 2025 · source file | $873.90 | $1,344.46 | $53.76–$14,761.00 | 35% |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More
Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
Outpatient: lowest $111.00, median $265.20, highest $873.90 — a 7.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 23 facilities here, median $265.20. 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 20 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 peripheral bone density scan is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Peripheral bone density scan explained.