Scans and imaging CPT 77081 Outpatient

Peripheral bone density scan cost in Shelby, MT

In Shelby, MT, 1 hospital lists a cash price for DEXA bone density scan of the wrist, heel or finger (peripheral): from $150.48 to $150.48, with a median of $150.48. Across Montana, the median is $143.63 at 13 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 77081, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$150.48Logan Health - Shelby

Median$150.48half of hospitals charge less

Highest$150.48in this market

Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list
Logan Health - Shelby Shelby, MT · (406) 434-3200 DXA Exam File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file	$150.48	$231.50	—	35%

Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.

Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More

List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More

Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More

Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.

Outpatient: lowest $150.48, median $150.48, highest $150.48.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $150.48. 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.