Scans and imaging CPT 77081 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Peripheral bone density scan cost in Wisconsin Rapids, WI — inpatient

In Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield, WI, 2 hospitals list a cash price for DEXA bone density scan of the wrist, heel or finger (peripheral) as an inpatient: from $152.00 to $154.70, with a median of $153.35. The lowest listed price is at Marshfield Medical Center - Marshfield — $1.35 less than the median here. Across Wisconsin, the median is $154.70 at 70 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 77081, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 24, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 20, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$152.00Marshfield Medical Center - Marshfield
Median$153.35half pay less
Highest$154.70in 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 Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield, WI.

median
Lowest $152.00Highest $440.70

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Marshfield Medical Center - Marshfield lowest Marshfield, WI · (715) 387-9963 DXA BN DENSITY FOREARM $152.00 $160.00 $88.00–$155.20 5% Feb 20, 2026
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Aspirus Wisconsin Rapids Hospital Wisconsin Rapids, WI · (715) 423-6060 Pro DXA Bone Density/Peripheral $154.70 $238.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Aspirus Wisconsin Rapids Hospital Wisconsin Rapids, WI · (715) 423-6060 Bone Density Peripheral Skeleton $286.00 $440.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Aspirus Wisconsin Rapids Hospital Wisconsin Rapids, WI · (715) 423-6060 DXA BONE DENSITY STUDY 1/>SITES APPENDICLR SKEL $440.70 $678.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $152.00, median $153.35, highest $154.70.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $153.35 — 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.