Scans and imaging CPT 77081 Outpatient

Peripheral bone density scan cost in Cades, SC

In Cades, SC, 1 hospital lists a cash price for DEXA bone density scan of the wrist, heel or finger (peripheral): from $61.00 to $61.00, with a median of $61.00. Across South Carolina, the median is $167.00 at 13 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$61.00MUSC Health Black River Medical Center
Median$61.00half pay less
Highest$61.00in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
MUSC Health Black River Medical Center Cades, SC HB DEXA BONE STUDY; APPENDICULAR $61.00 $122.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $61.00, median $61.00, highest $61.00.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $61.00. 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.