Peripheral bone density scan cost in Virginia Beach, VA
In Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC, 10 hospitals list a cash price for DEXA bone density scan of the wrist, heel or finger (peripheral): from $91.51 to $388.20, with a median of $331.50. The lowest listed price is at Riverside Smithfield Hospital — $239.99 less than the median here. Across Virginia, the median is $247.50 at 39 hospitals.
- The median here, $331.50, is 72% above the US median of $192.36.
- That is 3.7× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($88.91).
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Cash prices at 10 facilities across 7 cities for code 77081, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Oct 16, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 11, 2026 and Jul 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 Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverside Smithfield Hospital lowest Smithfield, VA DXA Peripheral Bone Density File of Mar 11, 2026 · source file | $91.51 | $183.01 | — | 50% |
| Chesapeake General Hospital Chesapeake, VA · (757) 312-8121 Hc Dexa Appendicular Skeleton File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $209.42 | $349.03 | — | 40% |
| Sentara Norfolk General Hospital Norfolk, VA · (757) 388-3000 Chg - Bone Density Study-Peripheral+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $331.50 | $663.00 | — | 50% |
| Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital Virginia Beach, VA · (757) 395-8000 Chgr-Bone Density Study-Peripheral+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $331.50 | $663.00 | — | 50% |
| Sentara Leigh Hospital Norfolk, VA · (757) 261-6700 Chgr-Bone Density Study-Peripheral+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $331.50 | $663.00 | — | 50% |
| Hospital for Extended Recovery Norfolk, VA · (757) 388-3000 Chgr-Bone Density Study-Peripheral+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $331.50 | $663.00 | — | 50% |
| Sentara Careplex Hospital Hampton, VA · (757) 827-2545 Chgr-Bone Density Study-Peripheral+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $331.50 | $663.00 | — | 50% |
| Sentara Princess Anne Hospital Virginia Beach, VA · (757) 507-1520 Chg - Bone Density Study-Peripheral+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $331.50 | $663.00 | — | 50% |
| Bon Secours Maryview Medical Center Portsmouth, VA · (757) 398-2200 HC Dexa Appendicular Skeleton File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $388.20 | $647.00 | — | 40% |
| Bon Secours Harbour View Medical Center Suffolk, VA · (757) 673-5917 HC Dexa Appendicular Skeleton File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $388.20 | $647.00 | — | 40% |
Outpatient: lowest $91.51, median $331.50, highest $388.20 — a 4.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 9 facilities here, median $331.50. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
What peripheral bone density scan is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Peripheral bone density scan explained.