Peripheral bone density scan cost in Providence, RI
In Providence-Warwick, RI-MA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for DEXA bone density scan of the wrist, heel or finger (peripheral): from $97.00 to $422.40, with a median of $259.70. The lowest listed price is at Landmark Medical Center — $162.70 less than the median here. Across Rhode Island, the median is $259.70 at 2 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 22, 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 Providence-Warwick, RI-MA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Landmark Medical Center lowest Woonsocket, RI · (401) 769-4100 Hc Dexa,Bone Density, 1 + Site, Appendiculr Skeltn | $97.00 | $349.00 | $35.20–$331.55 | 72% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| South County Health Wakefield, RI · (401) 782-8000 Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA), bone density study, 1 or more sites; appendicular skeleton (peripheral) (eg, radius, wrist, heel) | $422.40 | $704.00 | $59.50 | 40% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $97.00, median $259.70, highest $422.40 — a 4.4× difference within the same market.
Cash or insurance?
At 1 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.