Peripheral bone density scan cost in Roanoke, VA
In Roanoke, VA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for DEXA bone density scan of the wrist, heel or finger (peripheral): from $166.25 to $166.25, with a median of $166.25. The lowest listed price is at Carilion Franklin Memorial Hospital and 1 other hospital. Across Virginia, the median is $247.50 at 33 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 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Roanoke, VA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carilion Franklin Memorial Hospital lowest Rocky Mt, VA HB XR BONE DENSITY STUDY APPENDIC | $166.25 | $475.00 | $28.35–$451.25 | 65% | — source file |
| Carilion Giles Community Hospital lowest Roanoke, VA HB XR BONE DENSITY STUDY APPENDIC | $166.25 | $475.00 | $28.35–$451.25 | 65% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $166.25, median $166.25, highest $166.25.
Cash or insurance?
At 2 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.