Peripheral bone density scan cost in Alabama
In Alabama, 24 hospitals publish a cash price for DEXA bone density scan of the wrist, heel or finger (peripheral): from $28.34 to $304.50, with a median of $96.36. The lowest price is at Russellville Hospital (Russellville). The highest price is 10.7× the lowest.
- The median here, $96.36, is 50% below the US median of $192.36.
- That is 1.1× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($88.91).
- Alabama ranks 3rd of 48 states by median, cheapest first.
- 10 of 24 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 77081. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 6, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$28.34Russellville Hospital
Median$96.36half of hospitals charge less
Highest$304.50in Alabama
Lowest saves$68.02vs the median
Hospitals in Alabama, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russellville Hospital lowest Russellville · Russellville, AL DEXA BONE DENSITY APPENDICULAR | $28.34 | $109.00 | Jul 31, 2026 source file |
| Flowers Hospital Dothan · Dothan, AL DEXA PERIPHERAL | $56.25 | $375.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Tanner Medical Center - East Alabama Wedowee · Wedowee, AL DXA BONE DENSITY APPENDICULR | $71.20 | $178.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Riverview Regional Medical Center Gadsden · Gadsden, AL Hc Dexa,Bone Density, 1 + Site, Appendiculr Skeltn | $77.00 | $912.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Southeast Health Medical Center Dothan · Dothan, AL DXA BONE DENSITY MEASUREMENT OF FOREARM; FINGER; HAND; OR FOOT | $84.75 | $211.87 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| East Alabama Medical Center Opelika · Auburn-Opelika, AL Dexa Exam | $86.35 | $157.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| UAB Medical West Bessemer · Birmingham, AL Dexascan 1 Site | $88.50 | $118.00 | Jun 22, 2026 source file |
| Helen Keller Hospital Sheffield · Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL BC-BONE DENSITY(PIXIAL)APPENDI | $95.00 | $95.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Troy Regional Medical Center Troy · Troy, AL DEXA APPEND SKELETON(WRIST RADIUS HEEL) | $95.00 | $325.00 | Dec 31, 2024 source file |
| Decatur Morgan Hospital West Decatur · Decatur, AL DEXA SCAN FOREARM | $96.30 | $96.30 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Decatur Morgan Hospital - Decatur Campus Decatur · Decatur, AL DEXA SCAN FOREARM | $96.30 | $96.30 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Decatur Morgan Hospital - Parkway Campus Decatur · Decatur, AL DEXA SCAN FOREARM | $96.30 | $96.30 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Bibb Medical Center Centreville · Birmingham, AL DEXA EXTREMITY | $96.42 | $96.42 | Nov 1, 2025 source file |
| Evergreen Medical Center Evergreen · Evergreen, AL DXA BONE DENSITY/PERIPHERAL | $96.85 | $149.00 | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Medical Center East Montgomery · Montgomery, AL DX BONE DEXA PERIPHERAL FRCTURE | $105.60 | $176.00 | Dec 30, 2025 source file |
| Whitfield Regional Hospital Demopolis · Demopolis, AL Dexa Appendicular | $108.00 | $180.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Grandview Medical Center Birmingham · Birmingham, AL DEXA PERIPHERAL | $153.15 | $1,021.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dch Regional Medical Center Tuscaloosa · Tuscaloosa, AL Bone Density Append Skel | $171.25 | $342.50 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Fayette Medical Center Fayette · Fayette, AL Bone Density Append Skel | $171.25 | $342.50 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Huntsville Hospital Huntsville · Huntsville, AL BC-BONE DENSITY(PIXIAL)APPENDI | $280.50 | $280.50 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Huntsville Hospital Madison · Huntsville, AL BC-BONE DENSITY(PIXIAL)APPENDI | $280.50 | $280.50 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Marshall Medical Center North Guntersville · Albertville, AL BC-BONE DENSITY(PIXIAL)APPENDI | $280.50 | $280.50 | Apr 13, 2026 source file |
| Marshall Medical Centers Boaz · Albertville, AL BC-BONE DENSITY(PIXIAL)APPENDI | $280.50 | $280.50 | Apr 13, 2026 source file |
| Red Bay Hospital Red Bay · Russellville, AL BC-PEDS BONE DENSITY (WHOLE) | $304.50 | $304.50 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
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
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
At or below Medicare This cash price is at or below what Medicare pays a hospital for the same service, which is unusually low. It is what the hospital's file says; confirm it and what it includes before booking. More
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham, AL | 3 | $88.50 | $96.42 |
| Decatur, AL | 3 | $96.30 | $96.30 |
| Albertville, AL | 2 | $280.50 | $280.50 |
| Dothan, AL | 2 | $56.25 | $70.50 |
| Huntsville, AL | 2 | $280.50 | $280.50 |
| Russellville, AL | 2 | $28.34 | $166.42 |
| Auburn-Opelika, AL | 1 | $86.35 | $86.35 |
| Demopolis, AL | 1 | $108.00 | $108.00 |
| Evergreen, AL | 1 | $96.85 | $96.85 |
| Fayette, AL | 1 | $171.25 | $171.25 |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | 1 | $95.00 | $95.00 |
| Gadsden, AL | 1 | $77.00 | $77.00 |
| Montgomery, AL | 1 | $105.60 | $105.60 |
| Troy, AL | 1 | $95.00 | $95.00 |
| Tuscaloosa, AL | 1 | $171.25 | $171.25 |
| Wedowee, AL | 1 | $71.20 | $71.20 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
What peripheral bone density scan is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Peripheral bone density scan explained.
DEXA bone density scan of the wrist, heel or finger (peripheral) in other states
- Alaska$262.00
- Arizona$205.80
- Arkansas$96.38
- California$276.64
- Colorado$382.50
- Connecticut$195.00
- Delaware$259.45, 4 hospitals
- District of Columbia$274.68, 2 hospitals
- Florida$280.07
- Georgia$185.90
- Hawaii$146.40
- Idaho$187.43
- Illinois$235.00
- Indiana$145.20
- Iowa$250.14
- Kansas$141.67
- Kentucky$205.35
- Louisiana$82.34
- Maine$153.95
- Maryland$171.01
- Massachusetts$246.00
- Michigan$128.15
- Minnesota$196.69
- Mississippi$110.86
- Missouri$186.80
- Montana$147.00
- Nebraska$231.90
- Nevada$150.99
- New Hampshire$521.00
- New Jersey$104.32
- New Mexico$220.80
- New York$143.92
- North Carolina$207.20
- North Dakota$115.90
- Ohio$256.80
- Oklahoma$108.30
- Oregon$240.46
- Pennsylvania$180.90
- Puerto Rico$112.50, 4 hospitals
- Rhode Island$221.00, 4 hospitals
- South Carolina$160.41
- South Dakota$180.80
- Tennessee$84.96
- Texas$220.43
- Utah$322.48
- Vermont$357.19
- Virginia$247.50
- Washington$169.71
- West Virginia$221.50
- Wisconsin$282.50
- Wyoming$381.93
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.