Scans and imaging CPT 77081 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Peripheral bone density scan cost in Marietta, OH — inpatient

In Marietta, OH, 2 hospitals list a cash price for DEXA bone density scan of the wrist, heel or finger (peripheral) as an inpatient: from $206.04 to $257.55, with a median of $231.80. The lowest listed price is at Selby General Hospital — $25.76 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 inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Oct 1, 2026.

Lowest$206.04Selby General Hospital
Median$231.80half pay less
Highest$257.55in this market
Difference1.2×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 Marietta, OH.

median
Lowest $206.04Highest $257.55

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Selby General Hospital lowest Marietta, OH · (740) 568-2000 Xr Dexa Bone Dens Appen 1/+Sit $206.04 $343.40 — 40% Oct 1, 2026
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Marietta Memorial Hospital Marietta, OH · (740) 374-1400 Xr Dexa Bone Dens Appen 1/+Sit $257.55 $429.25 — 40% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $206.04, median $231.80, highest $257.55 — a 1.2× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $231.80 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.