Scans and imaging CPT 77081 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Peripheral bone density scan cost in South Boston, VA — inpatient

In South Boston, VA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for DEXA bone density scan of the wrist, heel or finger (peripheral) as an inpatient: from $295.50 to $295.50, with a median of $295.50. Across Virginia, the median is $269.00 at 29 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 77081, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$295.50Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital
Median$295.50half pay less
Highest$295.50in 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 South Boston, VA.

median
Lowest $295.50Highest $326.50

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital lowest South Boston, VA · (434) 517-3100 Chgr-Bone Density Study-Peripheral $295.50 $591.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital South Boston, VA · (434) 517-3100 Chg - Bone Density Study-Peripheral $326.50 $653.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $295.50, median $295.50, highest $295.50.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $295.50 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.