Peripheral bone density scan cost in Moses Lake, WA
In Moses Lake, WA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for DEXA bone density scan of the wrist, heel or finger (peripheral): from $51.00 to $55.13, with a median of $53.07. The lowest listed price is at Samaritan Hospital — $2.07 less than the median here. Across Washington, the median is $173.81 at 30 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 77081, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between May 27, 2026 and May 27, 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 Moses Lake, WA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samaritan Hospital lowest Moses Lake, WA · (509) 765-5606 HC PR 77081 DXA Bone Density Study 1/Gt Sites Appendiclr Skel | $51.00 | $51.00 | $28.31–$111.15 | — | — source file |
| Samaritan Hospital lowest Moses Lake, WA · (509) 765-5606 HC PR 77081 DXA Bone Density Study 1/Gt Sites Appendiclr Skel | $51.00 | $51.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Quincy Valley Medical Center Quincy, WA · (509) 787-3531 DXA bone density measurement of forearm, finger, hand, or foot | $55.13 | $55.13 | $29.21–$52.37 | — | May 27, 2026 source file |
| Samaritan Hospital Moses Lake, WA · (509) 765-5606 DXA bone density measurement of forearm, finger, hand, foot | $117.00 | $117.00 | $28.31–$111.15 | — | — source file |
| Samaritan Hospital Moses Lake, WA · (509) 765-5606 DXA bone density measurement of forearm, finger, hand, foot | $117.00 | $117.00 | — | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $51.00, median $53.07, highest $55.13 — a 1.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $51.00. 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 1 of 2 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.