Peripheral bone density scan cost in Tampa, FL
In Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL, 9 hospitals list a cash price for DEXA bone density scan of the wrist, heel or finger (peripheral): from $255.60 to $1,464.03, with a median of $837.72. The lowest listed price is at Orlando Health Wiregrass Ranch Hospital and 1 other hospital — $582.12 less than the median here. Across Florida, the median is $280.07 at 65 hospitals.
Cash prices at 9 facilities across 6 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 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orlando Health Wiregrass Ranch Hospital lowest Wesley Chapel, FL Hb Dxa Bone Density/Peripheral - Dexa Bone Density Extremity | $255.60 | $639.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital lowest Saint Petersburg, FL · (727) 823-1234 Hb Dxa Bone Density/Peripheral - Dexa Bone Density Extremity | $255.60 | $639.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Tampa General Hospital Tampa, FL · (813) 844-7000 Hb Dxa Bone Density Peripheral | $368.20 | $1,052.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Tampa Tampa, FL · (813) 615-7200 HC DEXA,BONE DENSITY, 1 + SITE, APPENDICULR SKELTN | $837.72 | $837.72 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Wesley Chapel Wesley Chapel, FL · (813) 929-5000 HC DEXA,BONE DENSITY, 1 + SITE, APPENDICULR SKELTN | $837.72 | $837.72 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Carrollwood Tampa, FL · (813) 615-7219 HC DEXA,BONE DENSITY, 1 + SITE, APPENDICULR SKELTN | $837.72 | $837.72 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Zephyrhills Zephyrhills, FL · (813) 615-7219 HC DEXA,BONE DENSITY, 1 + SITE, APPENDICULR SKELTN | $837.72 | $837.72 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Riverview Riverview, FL · (813) 929-5962 HC DEXA,BONE DENSITY, 1 + SITE, APPENDICULR SKELTN | $837.72 | $837.72 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth North Pinellas Tarpon Springs, FL · (813) 615-7219 HC DEXA,BONE DENSITY, 1 + SITE, APPENDICULR SKELTN | $1,464.03 | $1,464.03 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $255.60, median $837.72, highest $1,464.03 — a 5.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 9 facilities here, median $837.72. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.