Scans and imaging CPT 77081 Outpatient

Peripheral bone density scan cost in Olla, LA

In Olla, LA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for DEXA bone density scan of the wrist, heel or finger (peripheral): from $248.80 to $248.80, with a median of $248.80. Across Louisiana, the median is $58.66 at 11 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 77081, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$248.80Hardtner Medical Center
Median$248.80half pay less
Highest$248.80in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Hardtner Medical Center Olla, LA · (318) 495-3131 BD Bone Density DEXA App Skeleton $248.80 $311.00 — 20% Apr 1, 2026
source file

Outpatient: lowest $248.80, median $248.80, highest $248.80.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $248.80. 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.