Peripheral bone density scan cost in North Port, FL
In North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL, 2 hospitals list a cash price for DEXA bone density scan of the wrist, heel or finger (peripheral): from $408.62 to $494.65, with a median of $451.64. The lowest listed price is at HCA Florida Sarasota Doctors Hospital — $43.02 less than the median here. Across Florida, the median is $451.05 at 88 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 Sep 1, 2026 and Sep 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 North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HCA Florida Sarasota Doctors Hospital lowest Bradenton, FL Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA), bone density study, 1 or more sites; appendicular skeleton (peripheral) (eg, radius, wrist, heel) Other Diagnostic Radiology FS | $408.62 | $408.62 | $182.03 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Florida Sarasota Doctors Hospital lowest Bradenton, FL Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA), bone density study, 1 or more sites; appendicular skeleton (peripheral) (eg, radius, wrist, heel) | $408.62 | $408.62 | — | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Florida Sarasota Doctors Hospital lowest Bradenton, FL Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA), bone density study, 1 or more sites; appendicular skeleton (peripheral) (eg, radius, wrist, heel) UNSCHEDULED | $408.62 | $408.62 | $213.46–$217.95 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Florida Sarasota Doctors Hospital lowest Bradenton, FL DXA BONE DENSITY PERIPHL | $408.62 | $408.62 | $19.21–$375.93 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Florida Englewood Hospital Venice, FL Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA), bone density study, 1 or more sites; appendicular skeleton (peripheral) (eg, radius, wrist, heel) Other Diagnostic Radiology FS | $494.65 | $494.65 | $182.03 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Florida Englewood Hospital Venice, FL Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA), bone density study, 1 or more sites; appendicular skeleton (peripheral) (eg, radius, wrist, heel) | $494.65 | $494.65 | — | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Florida Englewood Hospital Venice, FL Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA), bone density study, 1 or more sites; appendicular skeleton (peripheral) (eg, radius, wrist, heel) UNSCHEDULED | $494.65 | $494.65 | $213.46–$217.95 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Florida Englewood Hospital Venice, FL DXA BONE DENSITY PERIPHL | $494.65 | $494.65 | $23.25–$455.08 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $408.62, median $451.64, highest $494.65 — a 1.2× difference within the same market.
Cash or insurance?
At 0 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.