Peripheral bone density scan cost in Kentucky
In Kentucky, 44 hospitals publish a cash price for DEXA bone density scan of the wrist, heel or finger (peripheral): from $57.93 to $1,250.00, with a median of $205.35. The lowest price is at Saint Joseph Hospital (Nicholasville). The highest price is 21.6× the lowest.
- The median here, $205.35, is 7% above the US median of $192.36.
- That is 2.3× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($88.91).
- Kentucky ranks 27th of 48 states by median, cheapest first.
- 3 of 44 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 10, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$57.93Saint Joseph Hospital
Median$205.35half of hospitals charge less
Highest$1,250.00in Kentucky
Lowest saves$147.42vs the median
Hospitals in Kentucky, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Joseph Hospital lowest Nicholasville · Lexington-Fayette, KY HC Dexa Peripheral Wrist | $57.93 | $108.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Hazard Appalachian Regional Healthcare Regional Medical Center Hazard · Hazard, KY DXA BONE DENSITY/PERIPHERAL | $79.20 | $132.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Mary Breckinridge Arh Hospital Hayden · Hayden, KY DXA BONE DENSITY/PERIPHERAL | $89.40 | $149.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| T J Samson Community Hospital Glasgow · Glasgow, KY DXA bone density measurement of forearm, finger, hand, or foot | $92.95 | $143.00 | Oct 21, 2026 source file |
| University of Louisville Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN CR DEXA BONE DENS PERIPHERAL | $97.20 | $405.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Norton Audubon Hospital Louisville · Louisville, KY HB BC BONE DENS PERIPHERAL | $105.20 | $526.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Brownsboro Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB BC BONE DENS PERIPHERAL | $105.20 | $526.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Children's Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB BC BONE DENS PERIPHERAL | $105.20 | $526.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB BC BONE DENS PERIPHERAL | $105.20 | $526.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton West Louisville Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB BC BONE DENS PERIPHERAL | $105.20 | $526.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Women's and Kosair Children's Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB BC BONE DENS PERIPHERAL | $105.20 | $526.00 | Feb 13, 2026 source file |
| Deaconess Henderson Hospital Henderson · Henderson, KY HC XR BONE DENSITY DUAL ENERGY (DEXA) APPENDICULAR | $116.40 | $388.00 | Feb 9, 2026 source file |
| Saints Mary & Elizabeth Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN CR DEXA BONE DENS PERIPHERAL | $145.80 | $405.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Jackson Purchase Medical Center Mayfield · Mayfield, KY Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA), bone density study, 1 or more sites; appendicular skeleton (peripheral) (eg, radius, wrist, heel) | $146.90 | $367.24 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph Mount Sterling Mt. Sterling · Mount Sterling, KY HC Dexa Peripheral Wrist | $151.46 | $401.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Deaconess Union County Hospital Morganfield · Morganfield, KY HC XR BONE DENSITY DUAL ENERGY (DEXA) APPENDICULAR | $162.62 | $346.00 | Feb 13, 2026 source file |
| Jennie Stuart Medical Center Hopkinsville · Clarksville, TN-KY HC XR BONE DENSITY DUAL ENERGY (DEXA) APPENDICULAR | $163.46 | $527.28 | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Cumberland County Hospital Burkesville · Burkesville, KY DXA BONE DENSITY,RADIUS, WRIST, HEEL | $166.88 | $222.50 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| King's Daughters' Medical Center Ashland · Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH HCHG BONE DENSITY (PERIPHERAL) | $169.40 | $423.48 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| UofL Health - Jewish Hospital and Mary & Elizabeth Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN CR DEXA BONE DENS PERIPHERAL MAM | $182.25 | $405.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| UofL Health-Louisville – South Hospital Shepherdville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN BONE DEN WRIST HEEL | $182.25 | $405.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville Madisonville · Madisonville, KY HC XR BONE DENSITY DUAL ENERGY (DEXA) APPENDICULAR | $200.43 | $1,541.75 | Feb 3, 2026 source file |
| CHI Saint Joseph Berea Nf Berea · Richmond-Berea, KY HC Dexa Peripheral Wrist | $210.27 | $434.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Our Lady of Peace Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN CR DEXA BONE DENS PERIPHERAL | $227.61 | $405.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Clark Regional Medical Center Winchester · Lexington-Fayette, KY Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA), bone density study, 1 or more sites; appendicular skeleton (peripheral) (eg, radius, wrist, heel) | $229.67 | $574.18 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Harrison Memorial Hospital Cynthiana · Cynthiana, KY DXA BONE DENSITY MEASUREMENT OF FOREARM; FINGER; HAND; OR FOOT | $239.93 | $342.75 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph East Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY HC Dexa Peripheral Wrist | $302.33 | $720.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| University of Kentucky Hospital Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY Hc Dxa Bone Density/Peripheral - Dexa Bone Density Extremity | $340.26 | $850.65 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Elizabeth Edgewood Edgewood · Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN HB DXA 1 OR MORE SITES APPND SKL | $353.56 | $353.56 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Morgan County Arh Hospital West Liberty · West Liberty, KY DXA BONE DENSITY/PERIPHERAL | $367.20 | $612.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health Lourdes Hospital Paducah · Paducah, KY-IL HC Dexa Appendicular Skeleton | $394.80 | $658.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph London London · Corbin, KY HC Dexa Peripheral Wrist | $443.54 | $1,264.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Frankfort Regional Medical Center Frankfort · Frankfort, KY DXA BONE DENSITY PERIPHL | $444.69 | $444.69 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| CHI Saint Joseph Flaget Memorial Hospital Bardstown · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HC Dexa Peripheral Wrist | $474.75 | $1,125.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Murray-Calloway County Public Hospital Murray · Murray, KY DXA bone density measurement of forearm, finger, hand, or foot | $505.70 | $778.00 | Sep 9, 2026 source file |
| Meadowview Regional Medical Center Maysville · Maysville, KY Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA), bone density study, 1 or more sites; appendicular skeleton (peripheral) (eg, radius, wrist, heel) | $557.78 | $1,394.46 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Corbin Corbin · Corbin, KY DXA bone density measurement of forearm, finger, hand, or foot | $1,147.46 | $1,529.95 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Hardin Elizabethtown · Elizabethtown, KY DXA bone density measurement of forearm, finger, hand, or foot | $1,147.46 | $1,529.95 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health LaGrange La Grange · 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 |
| Baptist Health Lexington Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY DXA bone density measurement of forearm, finger, hand, or foot | $1,147.46 | $1,529.95 | Sep 28, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Louisville Louisville · 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 |
| Baptist Health Paducah Paducah · Paducah, KY-IL DXA bone density measurement of forearm, finger, hand, or foot | $1,147.46 | $1,529.95 | Sep 28, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Richmond Richmond · Richmond-Berea, KY DXA bone density measurement of forearm, finger, hand, or foot | $1,147.46 | $1,529.95 | Sep 28, 2026 source file |
| Pineville Community Health Center Pineville · Middlesborough, KY DXA bone density measurement of forearm, finger, hand, or foot | $1,250.00 | $1,250.00 | Jan 24, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | 13 | $97.20 | $145.80 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 5 | $57.93 | $302.33 |
| Corbin, KY | 2 | $443.54 | $795.50 |
| Paducah, KY-IL | 2 | $394.80 | $771.13 |
| Richmond-Berea, KY | 2 | $210.27 | $678.86 |
| Burkesville, KY | 1 | $166.88 | $166.88 |
| Cynthiana, KY | 1 | $239.93 | $239.93 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 1 | $353.56 | $353.56 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 1 | $163.46 | $163.46 |
| Elizabethtown, KY | 1 | $1,147.46 | $1,147.46 |
| Frankfort, KY | 1 | $444.69 | $444.69 |
| Glasgow, KY | 1 | $92.95 | $92.95 |
| Hayden, KY | 1 | $89.40 | $89.40 |
| Hazard, KY | 1 | $79.20 | $79.20 |
| Henderson, KY | 1 | $116.40 | $116.40 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 1 | $169.40 | $169.40 |
| Louisville, KY | 1 | $105.20 | $105.20 |
| Maysville, KY | 1 | $557.78 | $557.78 |
| Morganfield, KY | 1 | $162.62 | $162.62 |
| Madisonville, KY | 1 | $200.43 | $200.43 |
| Mayfield, KY | 1 | $146.90 | $146.90 |
| Middlesborough, KY | 1 | $1,250.00 | $1,250.00 |
| Mount Sterling, KY | 1 | $151.46 | $151.46 |
| Murray, KY | 1 | $505.70 | $505.70 |
| West Liberty, KY | 1 | $367.20 | $367.20 |
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
- 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
- Indiana$145.20
- Iowa$250.14
- Kansas$141.67
- 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.