Scans and imaging CPT 77081 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Peripheral bone density scan cost in Meridian, MS — inpatient

In Meridian, MS, 1 hospital lists a cash price for DEXA bone density scan of the wrist, heel or finger (peripheral) as an inpatient: from $70.68 to $70.68, with a median of $70.68. Across Mississippi, the median is $103.20 at 24 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 77081, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 30, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$70.68Ochsner Rush Hospital
Median$70.68half pay less
Highest$70.68in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Ochsner Rush Hospital Meridian, MS · (601) 483-0011 HC DEXA BONE DENSITY APPEN SKEL $70.68 $228.00 — 69% —
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Inpatient: lowest $70.68, median $70.68, highest $70.68.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $70.68 — 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.