Scans and imaging CPT 77081 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Peripheral bone density scan cost in Missoula, MT — inpatient

In Missoula, MT, 1 hospital lists a cash price for DEXA bone density scan of the wrist, heel or finger (peripheral) as an inpatient: from $136.00 to $136.00, with a median of $136.00. Across Montana, the median is $143.63 at 7 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 77081, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$136.00St. Patrick Hospital
Median$136.00half pay less
Highest$136.00in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
St. Patrick Hospital Missoula, MT · (406) 543-7271 HC BONE DENSITY PERIPHERAL SKELETON $136.00 $170.00 — 20% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $136.00, median $136.00, highest $136.00.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $136.00 — 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.