Peripheral bone density scan cost in Indiana
In Indiana, 66 hospitals publish a cash price for DEXA bone density scan of the wrist, heel or finger (peripheral): from $19.18 to $1,147.46, with a median of $145.20. The lowest price is at Pulaski Memorial Hospital (Winamac). The highest price is 59.8× the lowest.
- The median here, $145.20, is 25% below the US median of $192.36.
- That is 1.6× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($88.91).
- Indiana ranks 12th of 48 states by median, cheapest first.
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
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 2, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$19.18Pulaski Memorial Hospital
Median$145.20half of hospitals charge less
Highest$1,147.46in Indiana
Lowest saves$126.02vs the median
Hospitals in Indiana, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pulaski Memorial Hospital lowest Winamac · Winamac, IN DXA bone density measurement of forearm, finger, hand, or foot | $19.18 | $27.40 | Jul 7, 2026 source file |
| Norton Clark Hospital Jeffersonville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB BC BONE DENS PERIPHERAL | $40.60 | $290.00 | Jun 3, 2026 source file |
| Franciscan Health Crown Point Crown Point · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN DXA Bn Density Study; Appendicular Skeleton | $53.66 | $208.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Franciscan Health Indianapolis Indianapolis · Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN DXA Bn Density Study; Appendicular Skeleton | $56.13 | $243.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Franciscan St Francis Health - Carmel Carmel · Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN DXA Bn Density Study; Appendicular Skeleton | $56.13 | $243.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Franciscan Health Munster Munster · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN DXA Bn Density Study; Appendicular Skeleton | $56.23 | $264.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Franciscan Health Mooresville Mooresville · Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN DXA Bn Density Study; Appendicular Skeleton | $61.72 | $243.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Dupont Hospital Fort Wayne · Fort Wayne, IN BD Bone Density DEXA App Skeleton | $62.68 | $232.14 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Franciscan Health Dyer Dyer · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN DXA Bn Density Study; Appendicular Skeleton | $63.72 | $236.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center – The Orthopedic Hospital Fort Wayne · Fort Wayne, IN BD Bone Density DEXA App Skeleton | $70.47 | $261.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Hospital of Indiana Fort Wayne · Fort Wayne, IN BD Bone Density DEXA App Skeleton | $78.30 | $261.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Community Hospital of Bremen Bremen · Plymouth, IN BD--BONE DENSITY DXA APPENDICULAR | $84.50 | $130.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Hospital of South Bend South Bend · South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI BD Bone Density DXA Appendicular | $84.50 | $130.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Franciscan Health Michigan City Michigan City · Michigan City-La Porte, IN DXA Bn Density Study; Appendicular Skeleton | $88.19 | $424.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Franciscan Health Michigan City LaPorte La Porte · Michigan City-La Porte, IN DXA Bn Density Study; Appendicular Skeleton | $88.19 | $424.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Bluffton Regional Medical Center Bluffton · Fort Wayne, IN BD Bone Density DEXA App Skeleton | $90.48 | $377.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Franciscan Health Lafayette Lafayette · Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN DXA Bn Density Study; Appendicular Skeleton | $93.70 | $424.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwest Health - Starke Knox · Knox, IN BD Bone Density DEXA App Skeleton | $98.09 | $363.29 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Daviess County Hospital Washington · Washington, IN DXA bone density measurement of forearm, finger, hand, or foot | $105.00 | $150.00 | Aug 18, 2026 source file |
| Norton Scott Hospital Scottsburg · Scottsburg, IN HB BC BONE DENS PERIPHERAL | $105.20 | $526.00 | Jun 3, 2026 source file |
| Franciscan Health Crawfordsville Crawfordsville · Crawfordsville, IN DXA Bn Density Study; Appendicular Skeleton | $114.90 | $424.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwest Health-la Porte La Porte · Michigan City-La Porte, IN BD Bone Density DEXA App Skeleton | $119.89 | $363.29 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Major Hospital Shelbyville · Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN DXA bone density measurement of forearm, finger, hand, or foot | $120.59 | $389.00 | Oct 26, 2026 source file |
| Greene County General Hospital Linton · Linton, IN DEXA PERIPHERAL (WRIST HEEL) | $125.13 | $208.55 | Jun 5, 2026 source file |
| Deaconess Hospital Newburgh · Evansville, IN HC XR BONE DENSITY DUAL ENERGY (DEXA) APPENDICULAR | $128.04 | $388.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Northwest Health - Porter Valparaiso · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN BD Bone Density DEXA App Skeleton | $130.41 | $483.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St. Joseph Health System Fort Wayne · Fort Wayne, IN BD Bone Density DEXA App Skeleton | $141.12 | $588.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Parkview Huntington Hospital Huntington · Huntington, IN HC DEXA-BONE DENSITY PERIPHERAL | $143.50 | $287.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Parkview Whitley Hospital Columbia City · Fort Wayne, IN HC DEXA-BONE DENSITY PERIPHERAL | $143.50 | $287.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Parkview LaGrange Hospital LaGrange · LaGrange, IN HC DEXA-BONE DENSITY PERIPHERAL | $144.00 | $288.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Ascension St Vincent Kokomo Kokomo · Kokomo, IN XR DEXA>1 SITES APPENDICULAR | $145.20 | $242.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Ascension St. Vincent Anderson Hospital Anderson · Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN XR DEXA>1 SITES APPENDICULAR | $145.20 | $242.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Carmel AmbSurg Carmel · Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN XR DEXA>1 SITES APPEND (COMBO) | $145.20 | $242.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Endo Surgery Center Carmel · Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN XR DEXA>1 SITES APPENDICULAR | $145.20 | $242.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Naab Road Surgery Center Indianapolis · Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN XR DEXA>1 SITES APPEND (COMBO) | $145.20 | $242.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| St. Vincent Carmel Hospital Carmel · Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN XR DEXA>1 SITES APPENDICULAR | $145.20 | $242.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| St. Vincent Fishers Hospital Fishers · Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN XR DEXA>1 SITES APPEND (COMBO) | $145.20 | $242.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Parkview DeKalb Hospital Auburn · Auburn, IN HC DEXA-BONE DENSITY PERIPHERAL | $145.50 | $291.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Parkview Noble Hospital Kendallville · Kendallville, IN HC DEXA-BONE DENSITY PERIPHERAL | $146.00 | $292.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Parkview Wabash Hospital Wabash · Wabash, IN HC DEXA-BONE DENSITY PERIPHERAL | $147.50 | $295.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Parkview Ortho Hospital Fort Wayne · Fort Wayne, IN HC DEXA-BONE DENSITY PERIPHERAL | $150.50 | $301.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Parkview Regional Medical Center Fort Wayne · Fort Wayne, IN HC DEXA-BONE DENSITY PERIPHERAL | $150.50 | $301.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Good Samaritan Hosptial Vincennes · Vincennes, IN HC XR BONE DENSITY DUAL ENERGY (DEXA) APPENDICULAR | $154.80 | $258.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St. Vincent Clay Hospital Brazil · Terre Haute, IN XR DEXA>1 SITES APPENDICULAR | $159.60 | $266.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Hendricks Regional Health Danville · Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN HB DXA 1 OR MORE SITES APPND SKL | $160.40 | $401.00 | May 20, 2026 source file |
| Johnson Memorial Hospital Franklin · Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN DXA bone density measurement of forearm, finger, hand, or foot | $171.20 | $214.00 | Oct 22, 2026 source file |
| Kosciusko Community Hospital Warsaw · Warsaw, IN BD Bone Density DEXA App Skeleton | $177.03 | $843.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Union Hospital Regional Terre Haute · Terre Haute, IN Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA), bone density study, 1 or more sites; appendicular skeleton (peripheral) (eg, radius, wrist, heel) | $178.20 | $297.00 | Jul 29, 2026 source file |
| Union Hospital Terre Haute Terre Haute · Terre Haute, IN Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA), bone density study, 1 or more sites; appendicular skeleton (peripheral) (eg, radius, wrist, heel) | $178.20 | $297.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Franciscan Health Rensselaer Rensselaer · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN DXA Bn Density Study; Appendicular Skeleton | $180.79 | $505.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Gibson General Hospital Princeton · Princeton, IN HC XR BONE DENSITY DUAL ENERGY (DEXA) APPENDICULAR | $183.38 | $346.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| The Women's Hospital Newburgh · Evansville, IN HC XR BONE DENSITY DUAL ENERGY (DEXA) APPENDICULAR | $197.71 | $335.09 | Feb 13, 2026 source file |
| Union Hospital Clinton Clinton · Terre Haute, IN Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA), bone density study, 1 or more sites; appendicular skeleton (peripheral) (eg, radius, wrist, heel) | $204.00 | $340.00 | Jul 8, 2026 source file |
| Ascension St Vincent Mercy Elwood · Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN XR DEXA>1 SITES APPENDICULAR | $213.00 | $355.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| St. Vincent Jennings Hospital North Vernon · North Vernon, IN XR DEXA>1 SITES APPEND (COMBO) | $225.60 | $376.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| St. Vincent Salem Hospital Salem · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN XR DEXA>1 SITES APPENDICULAR | $225.60 | $376.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Riverview Health Noblesville · Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN XR DXA BONE DENSITY APPENDICULAR | $235.20 | $392.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Putnam County Hospital Greencastle · Greencastle, IN DXA bone density measurement of forearm, finger, hand, or foot | $246.20 | $289.65 | Oct 14, 2026 source file |
| Mishawaka Medical Center Mishawaka · South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI HC Dexa Bone Density Study >=1 Sites Appendicular Skeleton (Peripheral) | $248.30 | $382.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St. Vincent Randolph Hospital Winchester · Winchester, IN XR DEXA>1 SITES APPENDICULAR | $254.40 | $424.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| St. Vincent Williamsport Hospital Williamsport · Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN XR DEXA>1 SITES APPENDICULAR | $256.80 | $428.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Henry County Memorial Hospital New Castle · New Castle, IN DXA bone density measurement of forearm, finger, hand, or foot | $294.98 | $421.40 | Jun 3, 2026 source file |
| Hancock Regional Hospital Greenfield · Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN DXA bone density measurement of forearm, finger, hand, or foot | $321.60 | $402.00 | Oct 16, 2026 source file |
| Woodlawn Hospital Rochester · Rochester, IN DXA bone density measurement of forearm, finger, hand, or foot | $375.00 | $500.00 | Sep 22, 2026 source file |
| Witham Memorial Hospital Lebanon · Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN DXA bone density measurement of forearm, finger, hand, or foot | $477.75 | $682.50 | Oct 26, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Floyd New Albany · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN DXA bone density measurement of forearm, finger, hand, or foot | $1,147.46 | $1,529.95 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
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By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | 16 | $56.13 | $145.20 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | 8 | $62.68 | $115.80 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | 5 | $53.66 | $63.72 |
| Terre Haute, IN | 4 | $159.60 | $178.20 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | 3 | $40.60 | $225.60 |
| Michigan City-La Porte, IN | 3 | $88.19 | $88.19 |
| Evansville, IN | 2 | $128.04 | $162.88 |
| Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | 2 | $93.70 | $175.25 |
| South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | 2 | $84.50 | $166.40 |
| Auburn, IN | 1 | $145.50 | $145.50 |
| Crawfordsville, IN | 1 | $114.90 | $114.90 |
| Greencastle, IN | 1 | $246.20 | $246.20 |
| Huntington, IN | 1 | $143.50 | $143.50 |
| Knox, IN | 1 | $98.09 | $98.09 |
| Kendallville, IN | 1 | $146.00 | $146.00 |
| Kokomo, IN | 1 | $145.20 | $145.20 |
| LaGrange, IN | 1 | $144.00 | $144.00 |
| Linton, IN | 1 | $125.13 | $125.13 |
| North Vernon, IN | 1 | $225.60 | $225.60 |
| New Castle, IN | 1 | $294.98 | $294.98 |
| Princeton, IN | 1 | $183.38 | $183.38 |
| Plymouth, IN | 1 | $84.50 | $84.50 |
| Rochester, IN | 1 | $375.00 | $375.00 |
| Scottsburg, IN | 1 | $105.20 | $105.20 |
| Vincennes, IN | 1 | $154.80 | $154.80 |
| Winamac, IN | 1 | $19.18 | $19.18 |
| Winchester, IN | 1 | $254.40 | $254.40 |
| Wabash, IN | 1 | $147.50 | $147.50 |
| Warsaw, IN | 1 | $177.03 | $177.03 |
| Washington, IN | 1 | $105.00 | $105.00 |
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
- 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
- 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.