Peripheral bone density scan cost in Colorado
In Colorado, 27 hospitals publish a cash price for DEXA bone density scan of the wrist, heel or finger (peripheral): from $44.25 to $3,167.00, with a median of $382.50. The lowest price is at Vail Health Hospital (Vail). The highest price is 71.6× the lowest.
- The median here, $382.50, is 99% above the US median of $192.36.
- That is 4.3× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($88.91).
- Colorado ranks 47th of 48 states by median, cheapest first.
- 12 of 27 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Colorado's Hospital Discounted Care law (HB21-1198): for qualifying patients with household income at or below 250% of the federal poverty level, hospitals and the clinicians who work in them may charge no more than the greater of the Medicare rate or the Medicaid base rate, and monthly payments are capped. That can be less than the cash prices below; ask the hospital to screen you for discounted care. Other states' laws.
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 10, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$44.25Vail Health Hospital
Median$382.50half of hospitals charge less
Highest$3,167.00in Colorado
Lowest saves$338.25vs the median
Hospitals in Colorado, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vail Health Hospital lowest Vail · Edwards, CO BD DEXA Bone Density Peripheral | $44.25 | $59.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Community Hospital Grand Junction · Grand Junction, CO DXA BONE DENSITY APPENDICULR | $59.92 | $107.00 | Mar 13, 2026 source file |
| Banner North Colorado Medical Center Greeley · Greeley, CO DXA STUDY DENSITY 1+SKEL APPEND | $61.60 | $175.00 | Sep 23, 2026 source file |
| Delta County Memorial Hospital one side Delta · Delta, CO DEXA ARM W WRIST RT | $87.78 | $219.45 | Aug 24, 2026 source file |
| Denver Health and Hospital Authority Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC DEXA PERIPHERAL (WRIST) | $89.20 | $254.84 | Apr 30, 2026 source file |
| Banner Fort Collins Medical Center Fort Collins · Fort Collins-Loveland, CO DXA STUDY DENSITY 1+SKEL APPEND | $91.18 | $175.00 | Sep 23, 2026 source file |
| Gunnison Valley Hospital Gunnison · Gunnison, CO DXA bone density measurement of forearm, finger, hand, or foot | $109.65 | $129.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Delta Health Hospital one side Delta · Delta, CO DEXA/ARM W/WRIST LT | $125.40 | $209.00 | Apr 2, 2026 source file |
| Family Health West Hospital Fruita · Grand Junction, CO HC DXA BONE DENSITY/PERIPHERAL | $176.40 | $252.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Pagosa Springs Medical Center Pagosa Springs · Pagosa Springs, CO BD DEXA Appendicular Skeleton | $185.36 | $231.70 | Sep 24, 2026 source file |
| Haxtun Hospital District Haxtun · Haxtun, CO Dexa Scan (Appendicular) | $213.00 | $284.00 | — source file |
| San Luis Valley Health Alamosa · Alamosa, CO DXA BONE DENSITY APPENDICULAR | $290.95 | $529.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Aspen Valley Hospital District Aspen · Rifle, CO HC DXA Bone Density/Peripheral - Dexa Bone Density Extremity | $367.00 | $367.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Salida Hospital District Salida · Salida, CO DXA bone density measurement of forearm, finger, hand, or foot | $382.50 | $450.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Animas Surgical Hospital Durango · Durango, CO DXA BONE DENSITY APPENDICULR | $410.00 | $410.00 | Mar 16, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Hospital Colorado Aurora · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HB=DEXA 1+ SITES APPENDICULAR SKELETON | $422.50 | $650.00 | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| East Morgan County Hospital Brush · Fort Morgan, CO DXA STUDY DENSITY 1+SKEL APPEND | $424.30 | $639.00 | Sep 23, 2026 source file |
| Spalding at Psl Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO DXA BONE DENSITY PERIPHL | $625.27 | $625.27 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Avista Louisville · Boulder, CO HC DEXA,BONE DENSITY, 1 + SITE, APPENDICULR SKELTN | $1,283.97 | $1,283.97 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Castle Rock Castle Rock · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC DEXA,BONE DENSITY, 1 + SITE, APPENDICULR SKELTN | $1,283.97 | $1,283.97 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Littleton Littleton · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC DEXA,BONE DENSITY, 1 + SITE, APPENDICULR SKELTN | $1,283.97 | $1,283.97 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Parker Parker · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC DEXA,BONE DENSITY, 1 + SITE, APPENDICULR SKELTN | $1,283.97 | $1,283.97 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Porter Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC DEXA,BONE DENSITY, 1 + SITE, APPENDICULR SKELTN | $1,283.97 | $1,283.97 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Centennial Hospital A Campus of Tmca Englewood · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO DXA BONE DENSITY PERIPHL | $1,767.17 | $1,767.17 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Aurora Aurora · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO DXA BONE DENSITY PERIPHL | $1,767.17 | $1,767.17 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Central Park ER Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA), bone density study, 1 or more sites; appendicular skeleton (peripheral) (eg, radius, wrist, heel) | $3,167.00 | $3,167.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Rose Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA), bone density study, 1 or more sites; appendicular skeleton (peripheral) (eg, radius, wrist, heel) | $3,167.00 | $3,167.00 | Sep 1, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | 11 | $89.20 | $1,283.97 |
| Delta, CO | 2 | $87.78 | $106.59 |
| Grand Junction, CO | 2 | $59.92 | $118.16 |
| Alamosa, CO | 1 | $290.95 | $290.95 |
| Boulder, CO | 1 | $1,283.97 | $1,283.97 |
| Durango, CO | 1 | $410.00 | $410.00 |
| Edwards, CO | 1 | $44.25 | $44.25 |
| Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | 1 | $91.18 | $91.18 |
| Fort Morgan, CO | 1 | $424.30 | $424.30 |
| Gunnison, CO | 1 | $109.65 | $109.65 |
| Greeley, CO | 1 | $61.60 | $61.60 |
| Haxtun, CO | 1 | $213.00 | $213.00 |
| Pagosa Springs, CO | 1 | $185.36 | $185.36 |
| Rifle, CO | 1 | $367.00 | $367.00 |
| Salida, CO | 1 | $382.50 | $382.50 |
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
- Alabama$96.36
- Alaska$262.00
- Arizona$205.80
- Arkansas$96.38
- California$276.64
- 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.