Scans and imaging CPT 77081 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Peripheral bone density scan cost in Richmond, VA — inpatient

In Richmond, VA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for DEXA bone density scan of the wrist, heel or finger (peripheral) as an inpatient: from $58.20 to $147.60, with a median of $102.90. The lowest listed price is at Bon Secours St Marys Hospital of Richmond — $44.70 less than the median here. Across Virginia, the median is $269.00 at 29 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 77081, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$58.20Bon Secours St Marys Hospital of Richmond
Median$102.90half pay less
Highest$147.60in this market
Difference2.5×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Richmond, VA.

median
Lowest $58.20Highest $147.60

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Bon Secours St Marys Hospital of Richmond lowest Richmond, VA · (804) 285-2011 HC Dexa Appendicular Skeleton $58.20 $97.00 — 40% —
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Bon Secours St Francis Medical Center Midlothian, VA · (804) 594-7400 HC Dexa Appendicular Skeleton $147.60 $246.00 — 40% —
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Inpatient: lowest $58.20, median $102.90, highest $147.60 — a 2.5× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $147.60 — 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.