Scans and imaging CPT 77081 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Peripheral bone density scan cost in Portland, ME — inpatient

In Portland-South Portland, ME, 1 hospital lists a cash price for DEXA bone density scan of the wrist, heel or finger (peripheral) as an inpatient: from $177.60 to $177.60, with a median of $177.60. Across Maine, the median is $126.33 at 10 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$177.60York Hospital
Median$177.60half pay less
Highest$177.60in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
York Hospital York, ME · (207) 351-2478 BONE DENSITY(DEXA SCAN APPEND)77081 $177.60 $296.00 — 40% —
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Inpatient: lowest $177.60, median $177.60, highest $177.60.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $148.30 — 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.