Peripheral bone density scan cost in New York, NY
In New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, 68 hospitals list a cash price for DEXA bone density scan of the wrist, heel or finger (peripheral): from $32.00 to $1,412.00, with a median of $104.19. The lowest listed price is at University Hospital of Brooklyn — $72.19 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $143.92 at 94 hospitals.
- The median here, $104.19, is 46% below the US median of $192.36.
- That is 1.2× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($88.91).
- 14 of 68 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 68 facilities across 47 cities for code 77081, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 11, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 22, 2025 and Sep 28, 2026.
Lowest$32.00University Hospital of Brooklyn
Median$104.19half of hospitals charge less
Highest$1,412.00in this market
Difference44.1×highest vs lowest
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ.
median
Lowest $32.00Highest $1,412.00
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University Hospital of Brooklyn lowest Brooklyn, NY · (718) 270-1000 77081 - DXA BONE DENSITY/PERIPHERAL File of Apr 22, 2025 · source file | $32.00 | $32.00 | $6.00–$76.00 | — |
| St. Catherine of Siena Medical Center Smithtown, NY · (631) 862-3000 HC BD FOREARM WRIST File of Feb 19, 2026 · source file | $50.00 | $296.00 | $35.85–$2,448.56 | 83% |
| Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset Somerville, NJ · (908) 685-2200 HC Xr Bone Density Appendicular File of Mar 4, 2026 · source file | $53.23 | $315.00 | $24.39–$288.16 | 83% |
| St. Francis Hospital Roslyn, NY HC BD FOREARM WRIST File of Feb 19, 2026 · source file | $64.58 | $296.00 | $35.85–$296.00 | 78% |
| Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center West Islip, NY · (631) 376-3000 HC BD FOREARM WRIST File of Feb 19, 2026 · source file | $64.58 | $296.00 | $35.85–$296.00 | 78% |
| Chsli St Joseph Hospital Bethpage, NY · (516) 759-6000 HC BD FOREARM WRIST File of Feb 19, 2026 · source file | $64.58 | $296.00 | $35.85–$296.00 | 78% |
| Mercy Medical Center Rockville Centre, NY · (516) 705-2525 HC BD FOREARM WRIST File of Feb 19, 2026 · source file | $64.58 | $296.00 | $35.85–$296.00 | 78% |
| NYU Langone – Tisch Hospital New York, NY · (212) 263-7300 HC DXA BONE DENSITY STUDY 1/>SITES APPENDICLR SKEL File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $65.96 | $347.16 | $23.96–$6,487.00 | 81% |
| NYU Langone Brooklyn, NY HC DXA BONE DENSITY STUDY 1/>SITES APPENDICLR SKEL File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $65.96 | $347.16 | $23.96–$6,487.00 | 81% |
| NYU Langone – Orthopedic Hospital New York, NY HC DXA BONE DENSITY STUDY 1/>SITES APPENDICLR SKEL File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $65.96 | $347.16 | $23.96–$6,487.00 | 81% |
| NYU Langone Hospital - Suffolk Patchogue, NY · (631) 654-7100 HC DXA BONE DENSITY STUDY 1/>SITES APPENDICLR SKEL File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $69.26 | $364.52 | $23.96–$6,487.00 | 81% |
| NYU Langone Mineola, NY HC DXA BONE DENSITY STUDY 1/>SITES APPENDICLR SKEL File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $69.26 | $364.52 | $23.96–$6,487.00 | 81% |
| Englewood Health Englewood, NJ · (201) 894-3000 DXA Bone Density Study 1/>Sites Appendiclr Skel File of Feb 2, 2026 · source file | $79.30 | $793.00 | $57.97–$634.40 | 90% |
| JFK University Medical Center Edison, NJ · (732) 321-7000 DXA BONE DENSITY STUDY 1/>SITES APPENDICLR SKEL File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $88.05 | $495.00 | $94.30–$420.75 | 82% |
| Ocean Medical Center Brick, NJ · (732) 840-2200 DXA BONE DENSITY STUDY 1/>SITES APPENDICLR SKEL File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $88.05 | $495.00 | $94.30–$420.75 | 82% |
| St Joseph's Hospital, Yonkers Yonkers, NY · (914) 378-7000 DUAL-ENERGY X-RAY+2 more lines at this price File of Jul 13, 2026 · source file | $88.91 | — | $9.57–$685.87 | — |
| Trinitas Regional Medical Center Elizabeth, NJ · (908) 994-5000 HC Xr Bone Density Appendicular File of Mar 4, 2026 · source file | $91.40 | $487.00 | $23.03–$402.68 | 81% |
| Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 283-6000 BONE DENSITY STUDY PERIPHERAL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $95.00 | $95.00 | — | — |
| Southern Ocean Medical Center Manahawkin, NJ · (609) 597-6011 DXA BONE DENSITY STUDY 1/>SITES APPENDICLR SKEL File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $96.23 | $495.00 | $96.23–$115.47 | 81% |
| Ocean Medical Center Brick, NJ · (732) 840-2200 DXA BONE DENSITY STUDY 1/>SITES APPENDICLR SKEL File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $96.23 | $495.00 | $70.29–$435.60 | 81% |
| Riverview Medical Center Red Bank, NJ · (732) 741-2700 DXA BONE DENSITY STUDY 1/>SITES APPENDICLR SKEL File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $97.46 | $495.00 | $69.80–$435.60 | 80% |
| Bayshore Medical Center Holmdel, NJ · (732) 739-5900 DXA BONE DENSITY STUDY 1/>SITES APPENDICLR SKEL File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $97.46 | $495.00 | $81.18–$435.60 | 80% |
| Jersey Shore University Medical Center Neptune City, NJ · (732) 775-5500 DXA BONE DENSITY STUDY 1/>SITES APPENDICLR SKEL File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $97.46 | $495.00 | $82.17–$495.00 | 80% |
| Raritan Bay Medical Center Perth Amboy, NJ · (732) 324-5000 DXA BONE DENSITY STUDY 1/>SITES APPENDICLR SKEL File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $97.54 | $495.00 | $65.84–$478.17 | 80% |
| Old Bridge Medical Center Old Bridge, NJ DXA BONE DENSITY STUDY 1/>SITES APPENDICLR SKEL File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $97.54 | $495.00 | $65.84–$478.17 | 80% |
| JFK University Medical Center Edison, NJ · (732) 321-7000 DXA BONE DENSITY STUDY 1/>SITES APPENDICLR SKEL File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $97.54 | $495.00 | $79.70–$460.00 | 80% |
| Community Medical Center Toms River, NJ · (732) 557-8000 HC Xr Bone Density Appendicular File of Mar 4, 2026 · source file | $101.00 | $487.00 | $31.85–$445.55 | 79% |
| Jersey City Medical Center Jersey City, NJ · (201) 915-2000 HC Xr Bone Density Appendicular File of Mar 4, 2026 · source file | $101.19 | $487.00 | $29.81–$442.04 | 79% |
| Palisades Medical Center North Bergen, NJ · (201) 854-5000 DXA BONE DENSITY STUDY 1/>SITES APPENDICLR SKEL File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $103.69 | $495.00 | $84.65–$458.37 | 79% |
| Hackensack University Medical Center Hackensack, NJ · (551) 996-2000 DXA BONE DENSITY STUDY 1/>SITES APPENDICLR SKEL File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $103.69 | $495.00 | $89.10–$482.72 | 79% |
| Queens Hospital Center Jamaica, NY · (718) 883-3000 HC DXA, BONE DENSITY STUDY, 1 OR MORE SITES; APPENDICULAR SKELET File of Sep 5, 2026 · source file | $104.19 | $544.74 | $1.00–$1,193.00 | 81% |
| Bellevue Hospital Center New York, NY · (212) 561-4132 HC DXA, BONE DENSITY STUDY, 1 OR MORE SITES; APPENDICULAR SKELET File of Sep 5, 2026 · source file | $104.19 | $544.74 | $1.00–$1,193.00 | 81% |
| Jacobi Medical Center Bronx, NY · (718) 918-5000 HC DXA, BONE DENSITY STUDY, 1 OR MORE SITES; APPENDICULAR SKELET File of Sep 5, 2026 · source file | $104.19 | $544.74 | $1.00–$1,193.00 | 81% |
| Harlem Hospital Center New York, NY · (212) 939-1000 HC DXA, BONE DENSITY STUDY, 1 OR MORE SITES; APPENDICULAR SKELET File of Sep 5, 2026 · source file | $104.19 | $544.74 | $1.00–$1,193.00 | 81% |
| Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 245-3901 HC DXA, BONE DENSITY STUDY, 1 OR MORE SITES; APPENDICULAR SKELET File of Sep 5, 2026 · source file | $104.19 | $544.74 | $1.00–$1,193.00 | 81% |
| Woodhull Medical & Mental Health Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 963-8100 HC DXA, BONE DENSITY STUDY, 1 OR MORE SITES; APPENDICULAR SKELET File of Sep 5, 2026 · source file | $104.19 | $544.74 | $1.00–$1,193.00 | 81% |
| Metropolitan Hospital Center New York, NY · (212) 423-6262 HC DXA, BONE DENSITY STUDY, 1 OR MORE SITES; APPENDICULAR SKELET File of Sep 5, 2026 · source file | $104.19 | $544.74 | $1.00–$1,193.00 | 81% |
| North Central Bronx Hospital Bronx, NY HC DXA, BONE DENSITY STUDY, 1 OR MORE SITES; APPENDICULAR SKELET File of Sep 5, 2026 · source file | $104.19 | $544.74 | $1.00–$1,193.00 | 81% |
| Lincoln Medical & Mental Health Center Bronx, NY · (718) 579-5000 HC DXA, BONE DENSITY STUDY, 1 OR MORE SITES; APPENDICULAR SKELET File of Sep 5, 2026 · source file | $104.19 | $544.74 | $1.00–$1,193.00 | 81% |
| Elmhurst Hospital Center Broadway Elmhurst, NY · (718) 334-1141 HC DXA, BONE DENSITY STUDY, 1 OR MORE SITES; APPENDICULAR SKELET File of Sep 5, 2026 · source file | $104.19 | $544.74 | $1.00–$1,193.00 | 81% |
| South Brooklyn Health Brooklyn, NY · (718) 616-4834 HC DXA, BONE DENSITY STUDY, 1 OR MORE SITES; APPENDICULAR SKELET File of Sep 5, 2026 · source file | $104.19 | $544.74 | $1.00–$1,193.00 | 81% |
| Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ · (732) 828-3000 HC Xr Bone Density Appendicular File of Mar 4, 2026 · source file | $104.94 | $492.00 | $42.46–$409.34 | 79% |
| Monmouth Medical Center Long Branch, NJ · (732) 222-5200 HC Xr Bone Density Appendicular File of Mar 4, 2026 · source file | $106.55 | $487.00 | $42.46–$470.97 | 78% |
| Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical Center Montclair, NJ · (973) 429-6000 DXA bone density measurement of forearm, finger, hand, or foot File of Feb 12, 2026 · source file | $113.60 | $371.00 | $38.96–$805.57 | 69% |
| Monmouth Medical Center Southern Campus Lakewood, NJ · (732) 363-1900 HC Xr Bone Density Appendicular File of Mar 3, 2026 · source file | $115.75 | $487.00 | $42.46–$472.92 | 76% |
| University Hospital Newark, NJ · (973) 972-4300 DXA BONE DENSITY STUDY 1/>SITES APPENDICLR SKEL File of Aug 13, 2026 · source file | $116.63 | $115.03 | $33.12–$203.14 | -1% |
| Montefiore Medical Center Bronx, NY · (718) 920-4321 CHG DXA BONE DENSITY STUDY 1/>SITES APPENDICLR SKEL+1 more line at this price File of Sep 28, 2026 · source file | $130.80 | $200.00 | $8.29–$179.56 | 35% |
| Brookdale Hospital Medical Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 240-5966 HC BONE DENSITY-PDXA File of Aug 1, 2026 · source file | $145.21 | $145.93 | $36.00–$326.73 | — |
| Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center Brooklyn, NY HC BONE DENSITY-PDXA File of Aug 1, 2026 · source file | $145.21 | $145.93 | $94.51–$326.73 | — |
| Interfaith Medical Center Brooklyn, NY HC BONE DENSITY-PDXA File of Aug 1, 2026 · source file | $145.21 | $145.93 | $94.51–$326.73 | — |
| Children's Specialized Hospital Mountainside, NJ · (732) 258-7050 HC Xr Bone Density Appendicular File of Mar 4, 2026 · source file | $210.00 | $420.00 | $45.00–$770.00 | 50% |
| Nassau University Medical Center East Meadow, NY · (516) 572-0123 Xray Dexa Appendic Skel Study File of Oct 28, 2025 · source file | $238.70 | $341.00 | $14.85–$625.00 | 30% |
| Saint Peters University Hospital New Brunswick, NJ · (732) 745-8600 DXA BONE DENSITY/PERIPHERAL File of Nov 19, 2025 · source file | $271.00 | $306.00 | $26.00–$306.00 | 11% |
| CentraState Medical Center Freehold Township, NJ · (732) 294-7012 DXA Bone Density 1+ Site Appendicular File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $308.00 | $308.00 | — | — |
| Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 283-6000 DXA BONE DENSITY,PERIPHERAL+2 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $330.00 | $330.00 | — | — |
| Stony Brook University Hospital one side Stony Brook, NY · (631) 444-4000 DXA BONE DENSITY MEASUREMENT OF FOREARM; FINGER; HAND; OR FOOT File of Jun 10, 2026 · source file | $454.00 | $454.00 | $108.10–$4,255.00 | — |
| Stony Brook University Hospital one side Stony Brook, NY · (631) 444-4000 DXA BONE DENSITY APPENDICULR+1 more line at this price File of Jun 10, 2026 · source file | $486.00 | $486.00 | $108.10–$4,255.00 | — |
| Stony Brook University Hospital Stony Brook, NY · (631) 444-4000 DXA BONE DENSITY APPENDICULR File of Jun 10, 2026 · source file | $486.00 | $486.00 | $108.10–$4,255.00 | — |
| Stony Brook Southampton Hospital Southampton, NY DXA BONE DENSITY APPENDICULR File of Jun 17, 2026 · source file | $505.46 | $505.46 | $108.10–$140.53 | — |
| Mount Sinai Morningside New York, NY HC Dexa 1+ Sites Appendic Skeleton File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $549.00 | $610.00 | — | 10% |
| Mount Sinai Queens Long Island, NY HC Dexa 1+ Sites Appendic Skeleton File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $549.00 | $610.00 | — | 10% |
| Mount Sinai Brooklyn Brooklyn, NY · (212) 420-2000 HC Dexa 1+ Sites Appendic Skeleton File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $549.00 | $610.00 | — | 10% |
| The Mount Sinai Hospital New York, NY · (212) 241-7981 HC Dexa 1+ Sites Appendic Skeleton File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $549.00 | $610.00 | — | 10% |
| The Valley Hospital Paramus, NJ · (201) 447-8000 BONE DENSITY - WRIST File of May 6, 2026 · source file | $556.80 | $928.00 | $21.23–$696.00 | 40% |
| Westchester Medical Center Valhalla, NY · (914) 493-7000 DXA BONE DENSITY/PERIPHERAL File of Jul 28, 2026 · source file | $559.00 | $559.00 | $16.96–$559.00 | — |
| Brooklyn Hospital Center at Downtown Campus Brooklyn, NY · (718) 250-8000 DXA BONE DENSITY APPENDICULR File of Jul 27, 2026 · source file | $750.72 | $750.72 | $86.48–$216.20 | — |
| St Johns Riverside Hospital Park Care Pavillion Yonkers, NY · (914) 964-4444 DXA BONE DENSITY APPENDICULR File of Mar 27, 2026 · source file | $793.05 | $933.00 | $82.80–$3,783.00 | 15% |
| Morristown Medical Center Morristown, NJ · (973) 971-5450 DXA Bone Density 1+ Site Appendicular File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $921.00 | $921.00 | — | — |
| Chilton Medical Center Pompton Plains, NJ · (973) 831-5000 DXA Bone Density 1+ Site Appendicular File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,074.00 | $1,074.00 | — | — |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases Basking Ridge, NJ HC DXA Bone Density/Peripheral - Dexa Bone Density Extremity File of Dec 1, 2025 · source file | $1,412.00 | $1,412.00 | $177.10–$1,270.80 | — |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases New York, NY HC DXA Bone Density/Peripheral - Dexa Bone Density Extremity File of Dec 1, 2025 · source file | $1,412.00 | $1,412.00 | $177.10–$1,270.80 | — |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases Middletown, NJ HC DXA Bone Density/Peripheral - Dexa Bone Density Extremity File of Dec 1, 2025 · source file | $1,412.00 | $1,412.00 | $167.56–$1,270.80 | — |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases West Harrison, NY HC DXA Bone Density/Peripheral - Dexa Bone Density Extremity File of Dec 1, 2025 · source file | $1,412.00 | $1,412.00 | $177.10–$1,270.80 | — |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More
Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.
At or below Medicare This cash price is at or below what Medicare pays a hospital for the same service, which is unusually low. It is what the hospital's file says; confirm it and what it includes before booking. More
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Outpatient: lowest $32.00, median $104.19, highest $1,412.00 — a 44.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 26 facilities here, median $145.21. 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 53 of 60 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 2 it is 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.
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