Peripheral bone density scan cost in Tampa, FL
In Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL, 22 hospitals list a cash price for DEXA bone density scan of the wrist, heel or finger (peripheral): from $64.20 to $4,279.77, with a median of $311.90. The lowest listed price is at St. Joseph's Hospital and 1 other hospital — $247.70 less than the median here. Across Florida, the median is $280.07 at 104 hospitals.
- The median here, $311.90, is 62% above the US median of $192.36.
- That is 3.5× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($88.91).
- Tampa, FL has the lowest median of 3 metro areas in Florida with at least 10 hospitals pricing this code.
- 10 of 22 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 22 facilities across 15 cities for code 77081, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 5, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 1, 2026 and Sep 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Joseph's Hospital lowest Tampa, FL · (813) 870-4398 WM DEXA BONE DENSITY PERIPHERL File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $64.20 | $107.00 | $19.26–$107.00 | 40% |
| St Anthony's Hospital lowest St. Petersburg, FL · (727) 825-1100 WM DEXA BONE DENSITY PERIPHERL File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $64.20 | $107.00 | $19.26–$107.00 | 40% |
| St. Joseph's Hospital Tampa, FL · (813) 870-4398 DX DEXA BONE DENSITY PERIPHERL File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $96.60 | $161.00 | $28.98–$161.00 | 40% |
| Morton Plant NorthBay Hospital New Port Richey, FL · (727) 842-8468 DX DEXA BONE DENSITY PERIPHERL File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $96.60 | $161.00 | $28.98–$161.00 | 40% |
| Mease Dunedin Hospital Dunedin, FL · (727) 733-1111 DX DEXA BONE DENSITY PERIPHERL+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $96.60 | $161.00 | $28.98–$161.00 | 40% |
| South Florida Baptist Hospital Plant City, FL · (813) 757-1200 DX DEXA BONE DENSITY PERIPHERL+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $96.60 | $161.00 | $28.98–$161.00 | 40% |
| BayCare Hospital Wesley Chapel Wesley Chapel, FL · (813) 914-1000 DX DEXA BONE DENSITY PERIPHERL File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $96.60 | $161.00 | $28.98–$161.00 | 40% |
| Mease Countryside Hospital Safety Harbor, FL · (727) 734-6950 DX DEXA BONE DENSITY PERIPHERL File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $96.60 | $161.00 | $28.98–$161.00 | 40% |
| St Anthony's Hospital St. Petersburg, FL · (727) 825-1100 DX DEXA BONE DENSITY PERIPHERL File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $96.60 | $161.00 | $28.98–$161.00 | 40% |
| BayCare Alliant Hospital Dunedin, FL · (727) 733-1111 DX DEXA BONE DENSITY PERIPHERL+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $96.60 | $161.00 | $80.50–$161.00 | 40% |
| Morton Plant Hospital Clearwater, FL · (727) 462-7000 DX DEXA BONE DENSITY PERIPHERL File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $96.60 | $161.00 | $28.98–$161.00 | 40% |
| Orlando Health Wiregrass Ranch Hospital Wesley Chapel, FL Hb Dxa Bone Density/Peripheral - Dexa Bone Density Extremity File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $255.60 | $639.00 | — | 60% |
| Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital Saint Petersburg, FL · (727) 823-1234 Hb Dxa Bone Density/Peripheral - Dexa Bone Density Extremity File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $255.60 | $639.00 | — | 60% |
| Tampa General Hospital Tampa, FL · (813) 844-7000 Hb Dxa Bone Density Peripheral File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $368.20 | $1,052.00 | — | 65% |
| HCA Florida South Shore Hospital Apollo Beach, FL · (813) 634-3301 DXA BONE DENSITY PERIPHL+2 more lines at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $392.04 | $392.04 | $18.43–$360.68 | — |
| AdventHealth Wesley Chapel Wesley Chapel, FL · (813) 929-5000 HC DEXA,BONE DENSITY, 1 + SITE, APPENDICULR SKELTN File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $837.72 | $837.72 | — | — |
| AdventHealth Carrollwood Tampa, FL · (813) 615-7219 HC DEXA,BONE DENSITY, 1 + SITE, APPENDICULR SKELTN File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $837.72 | $837.72 | — | — |
| AdventHealth Zephyrhills Zephyrhills, FL · (813) 615-7219 HC DEXA,BONE DENSITY, 1 + SITE, APPENDICULR SKELTN File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $837.72 | $837.72 | — | — |
| AdventHealth Riverview Riverview, FL · (813) 929-5962 HC DEXA,BONE DENSITY, 1 + SITE, APPENDICULR SKELTN File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $837.72 | $837.72 | — | — |
| AdventHealth Tampa Tampa, FL · (813) 615-7200 HC DEXA,BONE DENSITY, 1 + SITE, APPENDICULR SKELTN File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $837.72 | $837.72 | — | — |
| AdventHealth North Pinellas Tarpon Springs, FL · (813) 615-7219 HC DEXA,BONE DENSITY, 1 + SITE, APPENDICULR SKELTN File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,464.03 | $1,464.03 | — | — |
| HCA Florida Pasadena Hospital South Pasadena, FL · (727) 381-1000 DXA BONE DENSITY PERIPHL+2 more lines at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,519.85 | $1,519.85 | $71.43–$1,398.26 | — |
| HCA Florida St. Petersburg Hospital St. Petersburg, FL · (727) 384-1414 Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA), bone density study, 1 or more sites; appendicular skeleton (peripheral) (eg, radius, wrist, heel) Other Diagnostic Radiology FS+3 more lines at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,519.85 | $1,519.85 | $71.43–$1,398.26 | — |
| HCA Florida Oak Hill Hospital Brooksville, FL · (352) 596-6632 Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA), bone density study, 1 or more sites; appendicular skeleton (peripheral) (eg, radius, wrist, heel) UNSCHEDULED+3 more lines at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $4,279.77 | $4,279.77 | $182.03–$3,937.39 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $64.20, median $311.90, highest $4,279.77 — a 66.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 18 facilities here, median $176.10. 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 9 of 13 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 peripheral bone density scan is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Peripheral bone density scan explained.