Peripheral bone density scan cost in Phoenix, AZ
In Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ, 18 hospitals list a cash price for DEXA bone density scan of the wrist, heel or finger (peripheral): from $41.01 to $682.00, with a median of $416.15. The lowest listed price is at Banner Del E Webb Medical Center — $375.14 less than the median here. Across Arizona, the median is $205.80 at 37 hospitals.
- The median here, $416.15, is 116% above the US median of $192.36.
- That is 4.7× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($88.91).
- 9 of 18 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 18 facilities across 8 cities for code 77081, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 2, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Sep 30, 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 Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banner Del E Webb Medical Center lowest Sun City West, AZ · (623) 524-4000 DXA STUDY DENSITY 1+SKEL APPEND File of Sep 22, 2026 · source file | $41.01 | $176.00 | $21.71–$333.39 | 77% |
| Banner Estrella Medical Center Phoenix, AZ · (623) 327-4000 DXA STUDY DENSITY 1+SKEL APPEND File of Sep 25, 2026 · source file | $45.94 | $176.00 | $57.55–$333.39 | 74% |
| Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix, AZ · (602) 839-2000 DXA STUDY DENSITY 1+SKEL APPEND File of Sep 25, 2026 · source file | $49.63 | $176.00 | $21.71–$333.39 | 72% |
| Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa, AZ · (480) 321-2000 DXA STUDY DENSITY 1+SKEL APPEND File of Sep 23, 2026 · source file | $50.69 | $176.00 | $57.55–$333.39 | 71% |
| Banner Gateway Medical Center Gilbert, AZ · (480) 543-2000 DXA STUDY DENSITY 1+SKEL APPEND File of Sep 22, 2026 · source file | $52.27 | $176.00 | $57.55–$333.39 | 70% |
| Mercy Gilbert Medical Center Gilbert, AZ · (480) 728-8000 XR BONE DENSITY(DXA)APEND File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $102.75 | $398.00 | $32.77–$306.46 | 74% |
| Valleywise Health Medical Center Phoenix, AZ · (602) 344-5011 HC BD APPENDICULAR SKELETON DEXA File of Jun 28, 2026 · source file | $106.79 | $350.00 | $92.86–$185.73 | 69% |
| Chandler Regional Medical Center Chandler, AZ · (480) 728-3000 XR BONE DENSITY(DXA)APEND File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $110.39 | $398.00 | $30.36–$398.00 | 72% |
| St Josephs Hospital and Medical Center Phoenix, AZ · (602) 406-8225 XR BONE DENSITY(DXA)APEND File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $150.30 | $400.00 | $32.77–$316.00 | 62% |
| HonorHealth Four Peaks Medical Center Mesa, AZ · (480) 358-6100 Hc Dxa Bone Density/Peripheral File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $682.00 | $682.00 | — | — |
| HonorHealth Scottsdale Osborn Medical Center Scottsdale, AZ · (480) 882-4004 Hc Dxa Bone Density/Peripheral File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $682.00 | $682.00 | — | — |
| HonorHealth Sonoran Crossing Medical Center Phoenix, AZ · (480) 882-4327 Hc Dxa Bone Density/Peripheral File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $682.00 | $682.00 | — | — |
| HonorHealth Florence Medical Center Florence, AZ Hc Dxa Bone Density/Peripheral File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $682.00 | $682.00 | — | — |
| HonorHealth Tempe Medical Center Tempe, AZ · (602) 251-8156 Hc Dxa Bone Density/Peripheral File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $682.00 | $682.00 | — | — |
| HonorHealth Scottsdale Shea Medical Center Scottsdale, AZ · (480) 323-3000 Hc Dxa Bone Density/Peripheral File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $682.00 | $682.00 | — | — |
| HonorHealth Scottsdale Thompson Peak Med Center Scottsdale, AZ · (480) 324-7001 Hc Dxa Bone Density/Peripheral File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $682.00 | $682.00 | — | — |
| HonorHealth Deer Valley Medical Center Phoenix, AZ · (623) 879-6100 Hc Dxa Bone Density/Peripheral File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $682.00 | $682.00 | — | — |
| HonorHealth John C. Lincoln Medical Center Phoenix, AZ · (602) 943-2381 Hc Dxa Bone Density/Peripheral File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $682.00 | $682.00 | — | — |
Outpatient: lowest $41.01, median $416.15, highest $682.00 — a 16.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 17 facilities here, median $682.00. 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 9 of 9 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 3 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 peripheral bone density scan is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Peripheral bone density scan explained.