Scans and imaging CPT 77081 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Peripheral bone density scan cost in Warsaw, IN — inpatient

In Warsaw, IN, 1 hospital lists a cash price for DEXA bone density scan of the wrist, heel or finger (peripheral) as an inpatient: from $328.77 to $328.77, with a median of $328.77. Across Indiana, the median is $145.20 at 61 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 77081, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$328.77Kosciusko Community Hospital
Median$328.77half pay less
Highest$328.77in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Kosciusko Community Hospital Warsaw, IN · (574) 267-3200 BD Bone Density DEXA App Skeleton $328.77 $843.00 $266.39–$792.42 61% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $328.77, median $328.77, highest $328.77.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $177.03 — 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.

2 rows held back from this comparison

They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 77081 ($188.95). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.

Kosciusko Community Hospital Warsaw, IN77081,26 DXA BONE DENSITY/PERIPHERAL $14.43 file
Kosciusko Community Hospital Warsaw, IN77081 26 DXA BONE DENSITY/PERIPHERAL $14.43 file