Scans and imaging CPT 77081 Outpatient

Peripheral bone density scan cost in Sierra Vista, AZ

In Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ, 1 hospital lists a cash price for DEXA bone density scan of the wrist, heel or finger (peripheral): from $150.72 to $150.72, with a median of $150.72. Across Arizona, the median is $218.40 at 22 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility 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 May 13, 2026 and May 13, 2026.

Lowest$150.72Benson Hospital
Median$150.72half pay less
Highest$150.72in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Benson Hospital Benson, AZ · (520) 586-2261 FAC DXA APPENDICULAR $150.72 $314.00 $100.48–$282.60 52% May 13, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $150.72, median $150.72, highest $150.72.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $150.72. 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 the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.