Peripheral bone density scan cost in Massachusetts
In Massachusetts, 33 hospitals publish a cash price for DEXA bone density scan of the wrist, heel or finger (peripheral): from $62.50 to $1,036.00, with a median of $246.00. The lowest price is at Southcoast Hospitals Group (Fall River) and 2 other hospitals. The highest price is 16.6× the lowest.
- The median here, $246.00, is 28% above the US median of $192.36.
- That is 2.8× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($88.91).
- Massachusetts ranks 36th of 48 states by median, cheapest first.
- 18 of 33 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 Oct 17, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$62.50Southcoast Hospitals Group + 2 more
Median$246.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$1,036.00in Massachusetts
Lowest saves$183.50vs the median
Hospitals in Massachusetts, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southcoast Hospitals Group lowest Fall River · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA HC Dexa-Bone Density- 1 + Site- Appendiculr Skeltn | $62.50 | $125.00 | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Southcoast Hospitals Group - St. Luke's Hospital lowest St. New Bedford · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA HC Dexa-Bone Density- 1 + Site- Appendiculr Skeltn | $62.50 | $125.00 | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Southcoast Hospitals Group - Tobey Hospital Campus lowest Wareham · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC Dexa-Bone Density- 1 + Site- Appendiculr Skeltn | $62.50 | $125.00 | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Boston Medical Center South Brockton · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC Chg DXA Bone Density Study 1/>Sites Appendiclr Skel | $94.03 | $208.95 | Mar 13, 2026 source file |
| The Mercy Hospital Springfield · Springfield, MA HC Dexa Bone Density Study >=1 Sites Appendicular Skeleton (Peripheral) | $96.20 | $148.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Boston Medical Center Brighton Boston · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC Chg DXA Bone Density Study 1/>Sites Appendiclr Skel | $103.38 | $229.73 | Mar 13, 2026 source file |
| Melrosewakefield Healthcare Melrose · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC DXA Bone Density/Peripheral 1+ Sites | $112.70 | $161.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Boston · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC DXA BONE DENSITY STUDY 1 OR MORE SITES APPENDICLR SKEL | $131.00 | $131.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Boston Medical Center Boston · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC Chg DXA Bone Density Study 1/>Sites Appendiclr Skel | $140.40 | $312.00 | Mar 13, 2026 source file |
| Anna Jaques Hospital Newburyport · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC DXA BONE DENSITY STUDY 1 OR MORE SITES APPENDICLR SKEL | $152.00 | $152.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Holyoke Medical Center Holyoke · Springfield, MA DXA Bone Density peripheral | $171.00 | $171.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Shriners Childrens - Boston Boston · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH DXA BONE DENSITY APPENDICULR | $198.80 | $198.80 | Mar 17, 2026 source file |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Plymouth Plymouth · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC DXA BONE DENSITY STUDY 1 OR MORE SITES APPENDICLR SKEL | $206.00 | $206.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Brown University Health Morton Hospital Taunton · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA HC BONE DENSITY DEXA SCAN SNGL | $208.95 | $208.95 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Cambridge Health Alliance Cambridge · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC Bone Density, Wrist/Radius/Hee | $220.00 | $220.00 | Mar 20, 2026 source file |
| Tufts Medical Center Boston · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC DXA Bone Density/Peripheral 1+ Sites | $235.90 | $337.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington Burlington · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC DXA BONE DENSITY STUDY 1 OR MORE SITES APPENDICLR SKEL | $246.00 | $246.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Needham Needham · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC DXA BONE DENSITY STUDY 1 OR MORE SITES APPENDICLR SKEL | $249.00 | $249.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Milford Regional Medical Center Milford · Worcester, MA BD Dexa Appendicular Skeleton | $259.00 | $259.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Anne's Hospital Fall River · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA HC BONE DENSITY DEXA SCAN SNGL | $265.94 | $265.94 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital Brockton · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH DXA BONE DENSITY; PERIPHERAL | $269.50 | $385.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Emerson Hospital Concord · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH BONE DENSITY APPENDICULAR | $299.25 | $399.00 | May 18, 2026 source file |
| Mount Auburn Hospital Cambridge · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC DXA BONE DENSITY STUDY 1 OR MORE SITES APPENDICLR SKEL | $303.00 | $303.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lowell General Hospital Lowell · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC DXA Bone Density/Peripheral 1+ Sites | $309.40 | $442.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Milton Milton · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC DXA BONE DENSITY STUDY 1 OR MORE SITES APPENDICLR SKEL | $330.00 | $330.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Winchester Hospital Winchester · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC DXA BONE DENSITY STUDY 1 OR MORE SITES APPENDICLR SKEL | $368.00 | $368.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| HealthAlliance - Clinton Hospital Leominster · Worcester, MA HC Bone Density Peripheral | $462.00 | $462.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| New England Baptist Hospital Boston · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC DXA BONE DENSITY STUDY 1 OR MORE SITES APPENDICLR SKEL | $507.00 | $507.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Berkshire Medical Center Pittsfield · Pittsfield, MA DXA Bone Density/Periphrl | $538.55 | $566.89 | Oct 9, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Hospital Great Barrington · Pittsfield, MA DXA Bone Density/Periphrl | $538.55 | $566.89 | Oct 7, 2026 source file |
| North Adams Regional Hospital North Adams · Pittsfield, MA DXA Bone Density/Periphrl | $538.55 | $566.89 | Oct 9, 2026 source file |
| UMass Memorial Medical Center Worcester · Worcester, MA HC Bone Density Peripheral | $924.00 | $924.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| UMass Memorial Health - Harrington Hospital Southbridge · Worcester, MA HC Bone Density Peripheral | $1,036.00 | $1,036.00 | Apr 3, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 20 | $62.50 | $227.95 |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | 4 | $62.50 | $135.72 |
| Worcester, MA | 4 | $259.00 | $693.00 |
| Pittsfield, MA | 3 | $538.55 | $538.55 |
| Springfield, MA | 2 | $96.20 | $133.60 |
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
- Kentucky$205.35
- Louisiana$82.34
- Maine$153.95
- Maryland$171.01
- 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.