Scans and imaging CPT 77081 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Peripheral bone density scan cost in Vallejo, CA — inpatient

In Vallejo, CA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for DEXA bone density scan of the wrist, heel or finger (peripheral) as an inpatient: from $276.64 to $276.64, with a median of $276.64. The lowest listed price is at Kaiser Foundation Hospital & Rehab Center - Vallejo and 1 other hospital. Across California, the median is $276.64 at 75 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 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$276.64Kaiser Foundation Hospital & Rehab Center - Vallejo + 1 more
Median$276.64half pay less
Highest$276.64in this market
Difference1.0×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 Vallejo, CA.

median
Lowest $276.64Highest $276.64

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Kaiser Foundation Hospital & Rehab Center - Vallejo lowest Vallejo, CA · (707) 651-1000 DXA BONE DENSITY STUDY 1/>SITES APPENDICLR SKEL $276.64 $494.00 $118.00–$370.00 44% —
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Vacaville lowest Vacaville, CA · (707) 624-4000 DXA BONE DENSITY STUDY 1/>SITES APPENDICLR SKEL $276.64 $494.00 $118.00–$370.00 44% —
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Inpatient: lowest $276.64, median $276.64, highest $276.64.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $276.64 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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 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 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.