Peripheral bone density scan cost in Miami, FL
In Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL, 24 hospitals list a cash price for DEXA bone density scan of the wrist, heel or finger (peripheral): from $86.00 to $1,533.00, with a median of $493.35. The lowest listed price is at Jackson Health System — $407.35 less than the median here. Across Florida, the median is $280.07 at 104 hospitals.
- The median here, $493.35, is 156% above the US median of $192.36.
- That is 5.5× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($88.91).
- Miami, FL ranks 3rd of 3 metro areas in Florida by median, cheapest first.
- 10 of 24 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 24 facilities across 21 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 Mar 13, 2026 and Oct 23, 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 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Health System lowest Miami, FL · (305) 585-1111 DXA bone density measurement of forearm, finger, hand, or foot+3 more lines at this price File of Oct 23, 2026 · source file | $86.00 | $306.00 | $46.55–$2,086.00 | 72% |
| North Shore Medical Center Miami, FL · (305) 835-6000 DXA BN DENSTY/PERIPH 1+SITE File of Sep 16, 2026 · source file | $89.06 | $728.12 | $62.34–$238.29 | 88% |
| Hialeah Hospital Hialeah, FL · (305) 693-6100 DXA BN DENSTY/PERIPH 1+SITE File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $89.06 | $860.01 | $62.34–$238.29 | 90% |
| Holy Cross Hospital-Ft. Lauderdale Ft. Lauderdale, FL · (954) 771-8000 HC Dexa Bone Density Study >=1 Sites Appendicular Skeleton (Peripheral) File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $131.30 | $202.00 | $19.00–$799.00 | 35% |
| Boca Raton Regional Hospital Boca Raton, FL · (561) 955-4200 GWC BONE DENSITY/PERI File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $182.00 | $280.00 | $89.25–$280.00 | 35% |
| Mount Sinai Medical Center of Florida Miami Beach, FL · (305) 674-2121 HC XR DEXA APPENDICULAR SKELETON File of Mar 13, 2026 · source file | $230.81 | $230.81 | $24.18–$1,417.00 | — |
| Broward Health Medical Center Fort Lauderdale, FL · (954) 355-4400 HC DXA BONE DENSITY/PERIPHERAL - DEXA BONE DENSITY EXTREMITY File of Sep 15, 2026 · source file | $280.07 | $280.07 | $19.04–$224.06 | — |
| Broward Health Coral Springs Coral Springs, FL · (954) 344-3121 HC DXA BONE DENSITY/PERIPHERAL - DEXA BONE DENSITY EXTREMITY File of Sep 15, 2026 · source file | $280.07 | $280.07 | $19.04–$224.06 | — |
| Broward Health Imperial Point Fort Lauderdale, FL · (954) 776-8500 HC DXA BONE DENSITY/PERIPHERAL - DEXA BONE DENSITY EXTREMITY File of Sep 15, 2026 · source file | $280.07 | $280.07 | $19.04–$224.06 | — |
| Broward Health North Deerfield Beach, FL · (954) 786-6400 HC DXA BONE DENSITY/PERIPHERAL - DEXA BONE DENSITY EXTREMITY File of Sep 15, 2026 · source file | $280.07 | $280.07 | $19.04–$224.06 | — |
| Bethesda Hospital Boynton Beach, FL · (561) 737-7733 Bone density radius wrist File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $493.35 | $759.00 | $47.84–$759.00 | 35% |
| Homestead Hospital Homestead, FL · (786) 243-8000 Bone density radius wrist File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $493.35 | $759.00 | $46.38–$759.00 | 35% |
| Doctors Hospital Coral Gables, FL · (786) 308-3000 Bone density radius wrist File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $493.35 | $759.00 | $46.38–$759.00 | 35% |
| South Miami Hospital South Miami, FL · (786) 662-4000 Bone density radius wrist File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $493.35 | $759.00 | $46.38–$759.00 | 35% |
| Cleveland Clinic Hospital Weston, FL · (954) 689-5000 DXA BONE DENSITY STUDY 1/>SITES APPENDICLR SKEL File of Jun 15, 2026 · source file | $494.00 | $760.00 | $44.22–$349.00 | 35% |
| Memorial Hospital West Pembroke Pines, FL · (954) 436-5000 HC Bone Density Arm File of May 27, 2026 · source file | $534.10 | $763.00 | $46.09–$1,325.00 | 30% |
| Memorial Regional Hospital Hollywood, FL · (954) 987-2000 HC Bone Density Arm File of Sep 29, 2026 · source file | $534.10 | $763.00 | $46.09–$1,400.00 | 30% |
| Memorial Hospital Pembroke Pembroke Pines, FL · (954) 962-9650 HC Bone Density Arm File of Sep 29, 2026 · source file | $534.10 | $763.00 | $46.09–$1,400.00 | 30% |
| Memorial Hospital Miramar Miramar, FL · (954) 538-5000 HC Bone Density Arm File of Sep 29, 2026 · source file | $534.10 | $763.00 | $46.09–$1,400.00 | 30% |
| HCA Florida Northwest Hospital Margate, FL · (954) 974-0400 DXA BONE DENSITY PERIPHL File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $663.00 | $663.00 | $57.02–$563.55 | — |
| HCA Florida JFK North Hospital West Palm Beach, FL · (561) 965-7300 Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA), bone density study, 1 or more sites; appendicular skeleton (peripheral) (eg, radius, wrist, heel) +2 more lines at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,207.00 | $1,207.00 | $137.53–$712.13 | — |
| HCA Florida Palms West Hospital Loxahatchee, FL · (561) 798-3300 Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA), bone density study, 1 or more sites; appendicular skeleton (peripheral) (eg, radius, wrist, heel) UNSCHEDULED+2 more lines at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,248.00 | $1,248.00 | $137.53–$723.84 | — |
| HCA Florida Westside Hospital Plantation, FL · (954) 587-5010 Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA), bone density study, 1 or more sites; appendicular skeleton (peripheral) (eg, radius, wrist, heel) UNSCHEDULED+2 more lines at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,501.00 | $1,501.00 | $129.09–$1,801.20 | — |
| HCA Florida Aventura Hospital Aventura, FL · (305) 682-7000 Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA), bone density study, 1 or more sites; appendicular skeleton (peripheral) (eg, radius, wrist, heel) +2 more lines at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,533.00 | $1,533.00 | $131.84–$1,839.60 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $86.00, median $493.35, highest $1,533.00 — a 17.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 15 facilities here, median $493.35. 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 14 of 24 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.