Scans and imaging CPT 77081 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Peripheral bone density scan cost in Toledo, OH — inpatient

In Toledo, OH, 3 hospitals list a cash price for DEXA bone density scan of the wrist, heel or finger (peripheral) as an inpatient: from $253.20 to $390.00, with a median of $253.20. The lowest listed price is at Mercy Health St Vincent Medical Center and 1 other hospital. Across Ohio, the median is $256.80 at 91 hospitals.

Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 cities for code 77081, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$253.20Mercy Health St Vincent Medical Center + 1 more
Median$253.20half pay less
Highest$390.00in this market
Difference1.5×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Toledo, OH.

median
Lowest $253.20Highest $390.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Mercy Health St Vincent Medical Center lowest Oregon, OH HC Dexa Appendicular Skeleton $253.20 $422.00 — 40% —
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Mercy Health St Vincent Medical Center lowest Toledo, OH · (419) 251-3232 HC Dexa Appendicular Skeleton $253.20 $422.00 — 40% —
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Mercy Health St Vincent Medical Center lowest Toledo, OH · (419) 251-3232 HC Dexa Appendicular Skeleton $253.20 $422.00 — 40% —
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Nationwide Children's Hospital Toledo Toledo, OH · (419) 251-3232 HC DEXA APPENDICULAR SKELETON $390.00 $650.00 $162.50–$500.50 40% —
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Inpatient: lowest $253.20, median $253.20, highest $390.00 — a 1.5× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $253.20 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.