Peripheral bone density scan cost in New York, NY — inpatient
In New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, 23 hospitals list a cash price for DEXA bone density scan of the wrist, heel or finger (peripheral) as an inpatient: from $36.91 to $1,074.00, with a median of $95.00. The lowest listed price is at St. Barnabas Hospital — $58.09 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $104.19 at 55 hospitals.
Cash prices at 23 facilities across 17 cities for code 77081, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Oct 28, 2025 and Apr 1, 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 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ.
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 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 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 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 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 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 West Harrison, 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 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 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 |
| 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 |
| Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 283-6000 BONE DENSITY STUDY PERIPHERAL | $95.00 | $95.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 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 |
| 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 | — | 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 |
| 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 DXA BONE STUDY, APPENDI SKELET | $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 |
| Mount Sinai Queens Long Island, NY 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 |
| 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 Morningside New York, 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 |
| 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 |
Inpatient: lowest $36.91, median $95.00, highest $1,074.00 — a 29.1× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 43 facilities here, median $97.54 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 12 of 14 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.