Peripheral bone density scan cost in New York, NY
In New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, 43 hospitals list a cash price for DEXA bone density scan of the wrist, heel or finger (peripheral): from $36.91 to $1,074.00, with a median of $97.54. The lowest listed price is at St. Barnabas Hospital — $60.63 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $104.19 at 55 hospitals.
Cash prices at 43 facilities across 32 cities for code 77081, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 25, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Oct 28, 2025 and Sep 5, 2026.
Lowest$36.91St. Barnabas Hospital
Median$97.54half pay less
Highest$1,074.00in this market
Difference29.1×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 $36.91Highest $1,412.00
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Barnabas Hospital lowest Bronx, NY · (212) 960-9000 CHG DXA BONE DENSITY STUDY 1/>SITES APPENDICLR SKEL | $36.91 | $134.02 | $25.80–$82.91 | 72% | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone Brooklyn, NY HC DXA BONE DENSITY STUDY 1/>SITES APPENDICLR SKEL | $65.96 | $347.16 | $23.96–$6,487.00 | 81% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone New York, NY · (212) 263-7300 HC DXA BONE DENSITY STUDY 1/>SITES APPENDICLR SKEL | $65.96 | $347.16 | $23.96–$6,487.00 | 81% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone New York, NY · (212) 263-7300 HC DXA BONE DENSITY STUDY 1/>SITES APPENDICLR SKEL | $65.96 | $347.16 | $23.96–$6,487.00 | 81% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone Hospital - Suffolk Patchogue, NY · (631) 654-7100 HC DXA BONE DENSITY STUDY 1/>SITES APPENDICLR SKEL | $69.26 | $364.52 | $23.96–$6,487.00 | 81% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone Mineola, NY HC DXA BONE DENSITY STUDY 1/>SITES APPENDICLR SKEL | $69.26 | $364.52 | $23.96–$6,487.00 | 81% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases West Harrison, NY DXA Bone Density Study 1/>Sites Appendiclr Skel|PROFESSIONAL COMPONENT | $75.00 | $75.00 | $10.07–$67.50 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases Middletown, NJ DXA Bone Density Study 1/>Sites Appendiclr Skel|PROFESSIONAL COMPONENT | $75.00 | $75.00 | $10.07–$67.50 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases Middletown, NJ DXA Bone Density Study 1/>Sites Appendiclr Skel | $75.00 | $75.00 | $10.07–$160.80 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases New York, NY DXA Bone Density Study 1/>Sites Appendiclr Skel | $75.00 | $75.00 | $10.07–$160.80 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases New York, NY DXA Bone Density Study 1/>Sites Appendiclr Skel|PROFESSIONAL COMPONENT | $75.00 | $75.00 | $10.07–$67.50 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases Basking Ridge, NJ DXA Bone Density Study 1/>Sites Appendiclr Skel | $75.00 | $75.00 | $10.07–$160.80 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases Basking Ridge, NJ DXA Bone Density Study 1/>Sites Appendiclr Skel|PROFESSIONAL COMPONENT | $75.00 | $75.00 | $10.07–$67.50 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases West Harrison, NY DXA Bone Density Study 1/>Sites Appendiclr Skel | $75.00 | $75.00 | $10.07–$160.80 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Englewood Health Englewood, NJ · (201) 894-3000 DXA Bone Density Study 1/>Sites Appendiclr Skel | $79.30 | $793.00 | $57.97–$634.40 | 90% | Feb 2, 2026 source file |
| Nassau University Medical Center East Meadow, NY · (516) 572-0123 DXA BONE DENSITY APPENDICULR | $86.10 | $123.00 | $23.88–$40.54 | 30% | Oct 28, 2025 source file |
| Ocean Medical Center Brick, NJ · (732) 840-2200 DXA BONE DENSITY STUDY 1/>SITES APPENDICLR SKEL | $88.05 | $495.00 | $94.30–$420.75 | 82% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| JFK University Medical Center Edison, NJ · (732) 321-7000 DXA BONE DENSITY STUDY 1/>SITES APPENDICLR SKEL | $88.05 | $495.00 | $94.30–$420.75 | 82% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| New York City Health and Hospitals Jamaica, NY CHG DXA BONE DENSITY STUDY 1/>SITES APPENDICLR SKEL | $88.91 | $93.00 | $21.71–$55.22 | 4% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 245-3901 CHG DXA BONE DENSITY STUDY 1/>SITES APPENDICLR SKEL | $88.91 | $94.00 | $21.71–$55.22 | 5% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 245-3901 CHG DXA BONE DENSITY STUDY 1/>SITES APPENDICLR SKEL | $88.91 | $94.00 | $21.71–$55.22 | 5% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Bellevue Hospital Center New York, NY · (212) 561-4132 CHG DXA BONE DENSITY STUDY 1/>SITES APPENDICLR SKEL | $88.91 | $92.00 | $21.71–$55.22 | 3% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 283-6000 BONE DENSITY STUDY PERIPHERAL | $95.00 | $95.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Southern Ocean Medical Center Manahawkin, NJ · (609) 597-6011 DXA BONE DENSITY STUDY 1/>SITES APPENDICLR SKEL | $96.23 | $495.00 | $96.23–$115.47 | 81% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Ocean Medical Center Brick, NJ · (732) 840-2200 DXA BONE DENSITY STUDY 1/>SITES APPENDICLR SKEL | $96.23 | $495.00 | $70.29–$435.60 | 81% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Hmh Hospitals Red Bank, NJ DXA BONE DENSITY STUDY 1/>SITES APPENDICLR SKEL | $97.46 | $495.00 | $69.80–$435.60 | 80% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Bayshore Medical Center Holmdel, NJ · (732) 739-5900 DXA BONE DENSITY STUDY 1/>SITES APPENDICLR SKEL | $97.46 | $495.00 | $81.18–$435.60 | 80% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Hmh Hospitals Neptune City, NJ DXA BONE DENSITY STUDY 1/>SITES APPENDICLR SKEL | $97.46 | $495.00 | $82.17–$495.00 | 80% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Hmh Hospitals Old Bridge, NJ DXA BONE DENSITY STUDY 1/>SITES APPENDICLR SKEL | $97.54 | $495.00 | $65.84–$478.17 | 80% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Raritan Bay Medical Center Perth Amboy, NJ · (732) 324-5000 DXA BONE DENSITY STUDY 1/>SITES APPENDICLR SKEL | $97.54 | $495.00 | $65.84–$478.17 | 80% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| JFK University Medical Center Edison, NJ · (732) 321-7000 DXA BONE DENSITY STUDY 1/>SITES APPENDICLR SKEL | $97.54 | $495.00 | $79.70–$460.00 | 80% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Hackensack University Medical Center Hackensack, NJ · (551) 996-2000 DXA BONE DENSITY STUDY 1/>SITES APPENDICLR SKEL | $103.69 | $495.00 | $89.10–$482.72 | 79% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Palisades Medical Center North Bergen, NJ · (201) 854-5000 DXA BONE DENSITY STUDY 1/>SITES APPENDICLR SKEL | $103.69 | $495.00 | $84.65–$458.37 | 79% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Jacobi Medical Center Bronx, NY · (718) 918-5000 HC DXA, BONE DENSITY STUDY, 1 OR MORE SITES; APPENDICULAR SKELET | $104.19 | $544.74 | $1.00–$1,193.00 | 81% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Bellevue Hospital Center New York, NY · (212) 561-4132 HC DXA, BONE DENSITY STUDY, 1 OR MORE SITES; APPENDICULAR SKELET | $104.19 | $544.74 | $1.00–$1,193.00 | 81% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Bellevue Hospital Center New York, NY · (212) 561-4132 HC DXA, BONE DENSITY STUDY, 1 OR MORE SITES; APPENDICULAR SKELET | $104.19 | $544.74 | $1.00–$1,193.00 | 81% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Metropolitan Hospital Center New York, NY · (212) 423-6262 HC DXA, BONE DENSITY STUDY, 1 OR MORE SITES; APPENDICULAR SKELET | $104.19 | $544.74 | $1.00–$1,193.00 | 81% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Jacobi Medical Center Bronx, NY · (718) 918-5000 HC DXA, BONE DENSITY STUDY, 1 OR MORE SITES; APPENDICULAR SKELET | $104.19 | $544.74 | $1.00–$1,193.00 | 81% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Jacobi Medical Center Bronx, NY · (718) 918-5000 HC DXA, BONE DENSITY STUDY, 1 OR MORE SITES; APPENDICULAR SKELET | $104.19 | $544.74 | $1.00–$1,193.00 | 81% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| New York City Health and Hospitals Jamaica, NY HC DXA, BONE DENSITY STUDY, 1 OR MORE SITES; APPENDICULAR SKELET | $104.19 | $544.74 | $1.00–$1,193.00 | 81% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 245-3901 HC DXA, BONE DENSITY STUDY, 1 OR MORE SITES; APPENDICULAR SKELET | $104.19 | $544.74 | $1.00–$1,193.00 | 81% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 245-3901 HC DXA, BONE DENSITY STUDY, 1 OR MORE SITES; APPENDICULAR SKELET | $104.19 | $544.74 | $1.00–$1,193.00 | 81% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 245-3901 HC DXA, BONE DENSITY STUDY, 1 OR MORE SITES; APPENDICULAR SKELET | $104.19 | $544.74 | $1.00–$1,193.00 | 81% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| New York City Health and Hospitals Broadway Elmhurst, NY HC DXA, BONE DENSITY STUDY, 1 OR MORE SITES; APPENDICULAR SKELET | $104.19 | $544.74 | $1.00–$1,193.00 | 81% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| University Hospital Newark, NJ · (973) 972-4300 DXA BONE DENSITY STUDY 1/>SITES APPENDICLR SKEL | $116.63 | $115.03 | $33.12–$203.14 | -1% | Aug 13, 2026 source file |
| Helen Hayes Hospital West Haverstraw, NY · (845) 786-4000 DXA APPENDICULAR WRIST OR HEEL | $237.00 | $237.00 | $18.28–$177.75 | — | — source file |
| Nassau University Medical Center East Meadow, NY · (516) 572-0123 Xray Dexa Appendic Skel Study | $238.70 | $341.00 | $14.85–$625.00 | 30% | Oct 28, 2025 source file |
| CentraState Medical Center Freehold Township, NJ · (732) 294-7012 DXA Bone Density 1+ Site Appendicular | $308.00 | $308.00 | — | — | — source file |
| CentraState Medical Center Freehold Township, NJ · (732) 294-7012 DXA Bone Density 1+ Site Appendicular | $308.00 | $308.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 283-6000 DXA BONE DENSITY,PERIPHERAL | $330.00 | $330.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 283-6000 BONE DENSITY TEST,PERIPHERAL | $330.00 | $330.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 283-6000 DXA BONE STUDY, APPENDI SKELET | $330.00 | $330.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Stony Brook University Hospital Stony Brook, NY · (631) 444-4000 DXA BONE DENSITY APPENDICULR | $486.00 | $486.00 | $108.10–$4,255.00 | — | — source file |
| Stony Brook Southampton Hospital Southampton, NY DXA BONE DENSITY APPENDICULR | $505.46 | $505.46 | $108.10–$140.53 | — | — source file |
| Mount Sinai Morningside New York, NY HC Dexa 1+ Sites Appendic Skeleton | $549.00 | $610.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Mount Sinai Hospital New York, NY · (212) 241-7981 HC Dexa 1+ Sites Appendic Skeleton | $549.00 | $610.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Behavioral Health Center New York, NY HC Dexa 1+ Sites Appendic Skeleton | $549.00 | $610.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Brooklyn Brooklyn, NY HC Dexa 1+ Sites Appendic Skeleton | $549.00 | $610.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Queens Long Island, NY HC Dexa 1+ Sites Appendic Skeleton | $549.00 | $610.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Valley Hospital Paramus, NJ · (201) 447-8000 BONE DENSITY - WRIST | $556.80 | $928.00 | $21.23–$696.00 | 40% | — source file |
| Brooklyn Hospital Center at Downtown Campus Brooklyn, NY · (718) 250-8000 DXA BONE DENSITY APPENDICULR | $750.72 | $750.72 | $86.48–$216.20 | — | — source file |
| St Johns Riverside Hospital Park Care Pavillion Yonkers, NY DXA BONE DENSITY APPENDICULR | $793.05 | $933.00 | $82.80–$3,783.00 | 15% | — source file |
| Morristown Medical Center Morristown, NJ · (973) 971-5450 DXA Bone Density 1+ Site Appendicular | $921.00 | $921.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Chilton Medical Center Pompton Plains, NJ · (973) 831-5000 DXA Bone Density 1+ Site Appendicular | $1,074.00 | $1,074.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases New York, NY HC DXA Bone Density/Peripheral - Dexa Bone Density Extremity | $1,412.00 | $1,412.00 | $177.10–$1,270.80 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases West Harrison, NY HC DXA Bone Density/Peripheral - Dexa Bone Density Extremity | $1,412.00 | $1,412.00 | $177.10–$1,270.80 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases Middletown, NJ HC DXA Bone Density/Peripheral - Dexa Bone Density Extremity | $1,412.00 | $1,412.00 | $167.56–$1,270.80 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases Basking Ridge, NJ HC DXA Bone Density/Peripheral - Dexa Bone Density Extremity | $1,412.00 | $1,412.00 | $177.10–$1,270.80 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $36.91, median $97.54, highest $1,074.00 — a 29.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 23 facilities here, median $95.00. 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 25 of 34 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.
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.