Peripheral bone density scan cost in Rochester, NY
In Rochester, NY, 7 hospitals list a cash price for DEXA bone density scan of the wrist, heel or finger (peripheral): from $76.33 to $201.75, with a median of $144.00. The lowest listed price is at Nicholas H. Noyes Memorial Hospital — $67.67 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $104.19 at 55 hospitals.
Cash prices at 7 facilities across 5 cities for code 77081, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 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 Rochester, NY.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicholas H. Noyes Memorial Hospital lowest Dansville, NY · (585) 335-6001 CHG DXA BONE DENSITY STUDY 1/>SITES APPENDICLR SKEL | $76.33 | $128.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Strong Memorial Hospital Rochester, NY · (585) 275-2121 Dxa bone density appendiculr | $103.30 | — | $105.79–$215.18 | — | — source file |
| Highland Hospital Rochester, NY · (585) 341-6711 Dxa bone density appendiculr | $103.30 | — | $103.08–$184.49 | — | — source file |
| Nicholas H. Noyes Memorial Hospital Dansville, NY · (585) 335-6001 HB DXA Bone Density Study 1/>Sites Appendiclr Skel | $130.00 | — | — | — | — source file |
| F.F. Thompson Hospital Canandaigua, NY · (585) 396-6000 HB DXA Bone Density Study 1/>Sites Appendiclr Skel | $144.00 | — | — | — | — source file |
| Newark-Wayne Community Hospital Newark, NY · (315) 332-2022 HC LO DXA BONE DENSITY STUDY_ 1_MORE SITES_ APPENDICULAR SKELETON | $201.75 | $310.38 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rochester General Hospital Rochester, NY · (585) 922-4000 HC LO DXA BONE DENSITY STUDY_ 1_MORE SITES_ APPENDICULAR SKELETON | $201.75 | $310.38 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Clifton Springs Hospital And Clinic Clifton Springs, NY · (315) 462-9561 HC LO DXA BONE DENSITY STUDY_ 1_MORE SITES_ APPENDICULAR SKELETON | $201.75 | $310.38 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Strong Memorial Hospital Rochester, NY · (585) 275-2121 HB DXA Bone Density Study 1/>Sites Appendiclr Skel | $371.45 | — | $52.52–$397.17 | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $76.33, median $144.00, highest $201.75 — a 2.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $201.75. 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 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 1 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 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.