Scans and imaging CPT 77081 Outpatient

Peripheral bone density scan cost in Van Wert, OH

In Van Wert, OH, 1 hospital lists a cash price for DEXA bone density scan of the wrist, heel or finger (peripheral): from $279.50 to $279.50, with a median of $279.50. Across Ohio, the median is $256.80 at 91 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$279.50Van Wert County Hospital
Median$279.50half pay less
Highest$279.50in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Van Wert County Hospital Van Wert, OH · (419) 238-8627 Hc Bone Density Dexa Appendicular $279.50 $430.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $279.50, median $279.50, highest $279.50.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $279.50. 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.