Peripheral bone density scan cost in Miami, FL — inpatient
In Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL, 14 hospitals list a cash price for DEXA bone density scan of the wrist, heel or finger (peripheral) as an inpatient: from $131.30 to $534.10, with a median of $493.35. The lowest listed price is at Holy Cross Hospital-Ft. Lauderdale — $362.05 less than the median here. Across Florida, the median is $280.07 at 65 hospitals.
Cash prices at 14 facilities across 12 cities for code 77081, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 30, 2026 and Sep 15, 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 | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holy Cross Hospital-Ft. Lauderdale lowest Ft. Lauderdale, FL · (954) 771-8000 HC Dexa Bone Density Study >=1 Sites Appendicular Skeleton (Peripheral) | $131.30 | $202.00 | $19.00–$799.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Boca Raton Regional Hospital Boca Raton, FL · (561) 955-4200 GWC BONE DENSITY/PERI | $182.00 | $280.00 | $89.25–$280.00 | 35% | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Broward Health Medical Center Fort Lauderdale, FL · (954) 355-4400 HC DXA BONE DENSITY/PERIPHERAL - DEXA BONE DENSITY EXTREMITY | $280.07 | $280.07 | $29.13–$224.06 | — | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Broward Health Coral Springs Coral Springs, FL · (954) 344-3121 HC DXA BONE DENSITY/PERIPHERAL - DEXA BONE DENSITY EXTREMITY | $280.07 | $280.07 | $29.13–$224.06 | — | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Broward Health Imperial Point Fort Lauderdale, FL · (954) 776-8500 HC DXA BONE DENSITY/PERIPHERAL - DEXA BONE DENSITY EXTREMITY | $280.07 | $280.07 | $29.13–$224.06 | — | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Broward Health North Deerfield Beach, FL · (954) 786-6400 HC DXA BONE DENSITY/PERIPHERAL - DEXA BONE DENSITY EXTREMITY | $280.07 | $280.07 | $29.13–$224.06 | — | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| South Miami Hospital South Miami, FL · (786) 662-4000 Bone density radius wrist | $493.35 | $759.00 | $46.38–$759.00 | 35% | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Bethesda Hospital Boynton Beach, FL · (561) 737-7733 Bone density radius wrist | $493.35 | $759.00 | $47.84–$759.00 | 35% | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Homestead Hospital Homestead, FL · (786) 243-8000 Bone density radius wrist | $493.35 | $759.00 | $46.38–$759.00 | 35% | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Doctors Hospital Coral Gables, FL · (786) 308-3000 Bone density radius wrist | $493.35 | $759.00 | $46.38–$759.00 | 35% | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Hospital Miramar Miramar, FL · (954) 538-5000 HC Bone Density Arm | $534.10 | $763.00 | $320.46–$2,726.34 | 30% | May 27, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Regional Hospital Hollywood, FL · (954) 987-2000 HC Bone Density Arm | $534.10 | $763.00 | $267.05–$2,726.34 | 30% | May 27, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Hospital Pembroke Pembroke Pines, FL · (954) 962-9650 HC Bone Density Arm | $534.10 | $763.00 | $129.71–$2,726.34 | 30% | May 27, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Hospital West Pembroke Pines, FL · (954) 436-5000 HC Bone Density Arm | $534.10 | $763.00 | $267.05–$2,726.34 | 30% | May 27, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $131.30, median $493.35, highest $534.10 — a 4.1× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 16 facilities here, median $386.71 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 10 of 14 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 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.