Scans and imaging CPT 77081 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Peripheral bone density scan cost in Monroe, LA — inpatient

In Monroe, LA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for DEXA bone density scan of the wrist, heel or finger (peripheral) as an inpatient: from $82.34 to $82.34, with a median of $82.34. Across Louisiana, the median is $76.95 at 35 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 — and —.

Lowest$82.34Ochsner LSU Health Monroe
Median$82.34half pay less
Highest$82.34in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Ochsner LSU Health Monroe Monroe, LA · (318) 388-7000 HC DEXA BONE DENSITY APPEN SKEL $82.34 $358.00 — 77% —
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Inpatient: lowest $82.34, median $82.34, highest $82.34.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $98.80 — 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.