DEXA bone density scan cost in Tennessee
In Tennessee, 41 hospitals publish a cash price for DEXA bone density scan of the hip, pelvis or spine: from $44.88 to $267.30, with a median of $119.76. The lowest price is at Erlanger Health (Chattanooga). The highest price is 6.0× the lowest.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 77080. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Sep 25, 2026.
Lowest$44.88Erlanger Health
Median$119.76half pay less
Highest$267.30in Tennessee
Lowest saves$74.88vs the median
Hospitals in Tennessee, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Erlanger Health lowest Chattanooga · Chattanooga, TN-GA CHG DXA BONE DENSITY STUDY 1/> SITES AXIAL SKEL | $44.88 | $85.00 | Jan 25, 2026 source file |
| Johnson County Community Hospital Mountain City · Mountain City, TN HC BONE DENSITY DEXA AXIAL | $77.28 | $336.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Bristol Regional Medical Center Bristol · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC BONE DENSITY DEXA AXIAL | $78.75 | $525.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Franklin Woods Community Hospital Johnson City · Johnson City, TN HC BONE DENSITY DEXA AXIAL | $78.75 | $525.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Greeneville Community Hospital Greeneville · Greeneville, TN HC BONE DENSITY DEXA AXIAL | $78.75 | $525.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Hawkins County Memorial Hospital Rogersville · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC BONE DENSITY DEXA AXIAL | $78.75 | $525.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Holston Valley Medical Center Kingsport · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC BONE DENSITY DEXA AXIAL | $78.75 | $525.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Indian Path Community Hospital Kingsport · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC BONE DENSITY DEXA AXIAL | $78.75 | $525.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Johnson City Medical Center Johnson City · Johnson City, TN HC BONE DENSITY DEXA AXIAL | $78.75 | $525.00 | — source file |
| Sycamore Shoals Hospital Elizabethton · Johnson City, TN HC BONE DENSITY DEXA AXIAL | $78.75 | $525.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Claiborne Medical Center Tazewell · Tazewell, TN BD DEXA AXIAL SKELET | $94.64 | $338.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union City Union City · Union City, TN HC DXA SCAN AXIAL | $96.00 | $480.00 | Feb 25, 2026 source file |
| Leconte Medical Center Sevierville · Sevierville, TN BD DEXA AXIAL SKELETON | $98.02 | $338.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Parkwest Medical Center Knoxville · Knoxville, TN BD DEXA AXIAL SKELETON | $101.40 | $338.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Cumberland Medical Center Crossville · Crossville, TN BD DEXA AXIAL SKELETON | $108.16 | $338.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Fort Loudoun Medical Center Lenoir City · Knoxville, TN BD DEXA AXIAL SKELETON | $111.54 | $338.00 | Aug 27, 2026 source file |
| Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center Knoxville · Knoxville, TN BD DEXA AXIAL SKELETON | $111.54 | $338.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge Oak Ridge · Knoxville, TN BD DEXA AXIAL SKELETON | $111.54 | $338.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Roane County Medical Center Harriman · Knoxville, TN BD DEXA AXIAL SKELETON | $111.54 | $338.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Carroll County Huntingdon · Huntingdon, TN HC DXA SCAN AXIAL | $114.77 | $499.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Tipton Covington · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC DXA SCAN AXIAL | $119.76 | $499.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital Shelbyville · Shelbyville, TN DEXA,BONE DENSITY, 1 + SITE, AXIAL SKELETON | $120.64 | $416.00 | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital Tullahoma · Tullahoma-Manchester, TN DEXA,BONE DENSITY, 1 + SITE, AXIAL SKELETON | $120.64 | $416.00 | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital Lebanon · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN DEXA,BONE DENSITY, 1 + SITE, AXIAL SKELETON | $120.64 | $416.00 | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Erlanger Health Pikeville · Pikeville, TN HC Bone Density,Dual Energy | $155.19 | $537.00 | Jan 25, 2026 source file |
| DeKalb Community Hospital Smithville · Smithville, TN DXA BONE DENSITY AXIAL | $161.37 | $537.90 | — source file |
| Saint Thomas Highlands Hospital Sparta · Cookeville, TN DXA BONE DENSITY AXIAL | $161.37 | $537.90 | — source file |
| Saint Thomas River Park Hospital McMinnville · McMinnville, TN DXA BONE DENSITY AXIAL | $161.37 | $537.90 | — source file |
| Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital Murfreesboro · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN MAM BONE DENSITOMETRY DPA | $161.37 | $537.90 | — source file |
| Saint Thomas West Hospital Harding Pk Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN MAM BONE DENSITOMETRY DEXA | $161.37 | $537.90 | — source file |
| Vanderbilt Clarksville Hospital Clarksville · Clarksville, TN-KY DEXA AXIAL | $162.99 | $840.09 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| STRHS Pulaski Pulaski · Pulaski, TN Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA), bone density study, 1 or more sites; axial skeleton (eg, hips, pelvis, spine) | $180.33 | $615.46 | — source file |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN DEXA,BONE DENSITY, 1 + SITE, AXIAL SKELETON | $224.64 | $416.00 | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Collierville Collierville · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC DXA SCAN AXIAL | $249.06 | $1,186.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC DXA SCAN AXIAL | $249.06 | $1,186.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Women's Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC DXA SCAN AXIAL | $249.06 | $1,186.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Lebonheur Germantown Hosp Germantown · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC DXA Bone Density Axial - Dexa Bone Density | $254.32 | $1,156.00 | — source file |
| Methodist North Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC DXA Bone Density Axial - Dexa Bone Density | $254.32 | $1,156.00 | — source file |
| Methodist South Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC DXA Bone Density Axial - Dexa Bone Density | $254.32 | $1,156.00 | — source file |
| Methodist University Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC DXA Bone Density Axial - Dexa Bone Density | $254.32 | $1,156.00 | — source file |
| Methodist Lebonheur Childrens Hosp Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC DXA Bone Density Axial - Dexa Bone Density | $267.30 | $1,215.00 | — source file |
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 9 | $119.76 | $254.32 |
| Knoxville, TN | 5 | $101.40 | $111.54 |
| Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | 4 | $78.75 | $78.75 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | 4 | $120.64 | $161.37 |
| Johnson City, TN | 3 | $78.75 | $78.75 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 1 | $44.88 | $44.88 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 1 | $162.99 | $162.99 |
| Cookeville, TN | 1 | $161.37 | $161.37 |
| Crossville, TN | 1 | $108.16 | $108.16 |
| Greeneville, TN | 1 | $78.75 | $78.75 |
| Huntingdon, TN | 1 | $114.77 | $114.77 |
| Mountain City, TN | 1 | $77.28 | $77.28 |
| McMinnville, TN | 1 | $161.37 | $161.37 |
| Pikeville, TN | 1 | $155.19 | $155.19 |
| Pulaski, TN | 1 | $180.33 | $180.33 |
| Smithville, TN | 1 | $161.37 | $161.37 |
| Sevierville, TN | 1 | $98.02 | $98.02 |
| Shelbyville, TN | 1 | $120.64 | $120.64 |
| Tazewell, TN | 1 | $94.64 | $94.64 |
| Tullahoma-Manchester, TN | 1 | $120.64 | $120.64 |
| Union City, TN | 1 | $96.00 | $96.00 |
What it is
A DEXA scan uses a very low dose of X-rays to measure bone density, usually at the hip and lower spine. It is used to check for osteoporosis and to judge the risk of fracture, and is commonly done for women over 65 and others at higher risk.
What the price covers
The price usually covers the scan and the report of bone density scores. The physician's interpretation may be billed separately, and adding a spine fracture check (vertebral fracture assessment) uses a different code.
DEXA bone density scan of the hip, pelvis or spine in other states
- Alabama$423.38
- Alaska$435.24
- Arizona$315.00
- Arkansas$185.85
- California$504.00
- Colorado$414.05
- Connecticut$254.10
- Delaware$499.72
- Florida$546.00
- Georgia$407.94
- Hawaii$249.60
- Idaho$441.00
- Illinois$395.00
- Indiana$290.40
- Iowa$245.20
- Kansas$403.33
- Kentucky$525.00
- Louisiana$161.70
- Maine$244.34
- Maryland$253.03
- Massachusetts$495.20
- Michigan$287.20
- Minnesota$224.75
- Mississippi$241.44
- Missouri$295.10
- Montana$325.73
- Nebraska$280.14
- Nevada$225.88
- New Hampshire$363.73
- New Jersey$125.23
- New Mexico$440.56
- New York$202.00
- North Carolina$413.48
- North Dakota$317.52
- Ohio$452.80
- Oklahoma$106.60
- Oregon$307.50
- Pennsylvania$262.80
- Puerto Rico$120.00
- Rhode Island$269.20
- South Carolina$351.65
- South Dakota$503.20
- Texas$398.56
- Utah$263.34
- Vermont$530.08
- Virginia$566.00
- Washington$384.30
- West Virginia$331.50
- Wisconsin$251.22
- Wyoming$343.68
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.