Scans and imaging CPT 77081 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Peripheral bone density scan cost in Paducah, KY — inpatient

In Paducah, KY-IL, 1 hospital lists a cash price for DEXA bone density scan of the wrist, heel or finger (peripheral) as an inpatient: from $499.80 to $499.80, with a median of $499.80. Across Kentucky, the median is $1,147.46 at 13 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 77081, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$499.80Mercy Health Lourdes Hospital
Median$499.80half pay less
Highest$499.80in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Mercy Health Lourdes Hospital Paducah, KY · (270) 444-2444 HC Dexa Appendicular Skeleton $499.80 $833.00 — 40% —
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Inpatient: lowest $499.80, median $499.80, highest $499.80.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $771.13 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.