Peripheral bone density scan cost in Minnesota
In Minnesota, 66 hospitals publish a cash price for DEXA bone density scan of the wrist, heel or finger (peripheral): from $40.30 to $534.65, with a median of $196.69. The lowest price is at Regions Hospital (St. Paul). The highest price is 13.3× the lowest.
- The median here, $196.69, is 2% above the US median of $192.36.
- That is 2.2× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($88.91).
- Minnesota ranks 26th of 48 states by median, cheapest first.
- 3 of 66 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Minnesota law (Minn. Stat. §144.589): a hospital may not charge an uninsured patient whose household income is under $125,000 more than the lowest amount it would be paid for the same service by a private insurer, counting the insured patient's share. If the cash price below is higher, ask the billing office to apply this limit. Each hospital's page here shows the range of insurer rates in its own file (the "Insurers pay" column), a starting point when you ask. 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 11, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$40.30Regions Hospital
Median$196.69half of hospitals charge less
Highest$534.65in Minnesota
Lowest saves$156.39vs the median
Hospitals in Minnesota, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regions Hospital lowest St. Paul · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Bone Density | $40.30 | $155.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mille Lacs Health System Onamia · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI DXA BONE DENSITY APPENDICULR | $40.60 | $58.00 | Aug 13, 2026 source file |
| Aitkin Community Hospital Aitkin · Aitkin, MN HC DXA BONE DENSITY/PERIPHERAL - DEXA BONE DENSITY EXTREMITY | $45.08 | $80.50 | Aug 12, 2026 source file |
| Hutchinson Hospital Hutchinson · Hutchinson, MN Bone Density | $46.92 | $102.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Meeker County Memorial Hospital Litchfield · Litchfield, MN DEXA FOREARM | $85.12 | $133.00 | Dec 28, 2025 source file |
| Abbott Northwestern Hospital Minneapolis · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG RAD DEXA BONE DENSITY 1/> PERIPHERAL SKELETON | $92.50 | $192.70 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Allina United Hospital St. Paul · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG RAD DEXA BONE DENSITY 1/> PERIPHERAL SKELETON | $92.50 | $192.70 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Coon Rapids · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG RAD DEXA BONE DENSITY 1/> PERIPHERAL SKELETON | $92.50 | $192.70 | Jun 17, 2026 source file |
| Allina Health Faribault Medical Center Faribualt · Faribault-Northfield, MN HCHG RAD DEXA BONE DENSITY 1/> PERIPHERAL SKELETON | $92.85 | $165.80 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Buffalo Hospital Buffalo · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG RAD DEXA BONE DENSITY 1/> PERIPHERAL SKELETON | $92.85 | $165.80 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Cambridge Medical Center Cambridge · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG RAD DEXA BONE DENSITY 1/> PERIPHERAL SKELETON | $92.85 | $165.80 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Owatonna Hospital Owatonna · Owatonna, MN HCHG RAD DEXA BONE DENSITY 1/> PERIPHERAL SKELETON | $92.85 | $165.80 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Stevens Community Medical Center Morris · Morris, MN DXA bone density measurement of forearm, finger, hand, or foot | $96.75 | $129.00 | Jun 26, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Health Care Minneapolis · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI DXA BONE DENSITY PERIPHERAL | $105.00 | $105.00 | May 7, 2026 source file |
| Perham Health Perham · Fergus Falls, MN DXA bone density measurement of forearm, finger, hand, or foot | $109.85 | $169.00 | Feb 1, 2026 source file |
| Community Memorial Hospital Cloquet · Duluth, MN-WI DXA BONE DENSITY PERIPHERAL | $113.92 | $178.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| New Ulm Medical Center New Ulm · New Ulm, MN HCHG RAD DEXA BONE DENSITY 1/> PERIPHERAL SKELETON | $114.58 | $204.60 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center Thief River Falls · Thief River Falls, MN BONE DENSITY DEXA APPEND SKEL | $117.60 | $147.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Cuyuna Regional Medical Center Crosby · Brainerd, MN PR DXA BONE DENSITY STUDY 1/>SITES APPENDICLR SKEL | $123.42 | $363.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Olivia Hospital Olivia · Olivia, MN Bone Density | $123.83 | $203.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Lakeview Hospital Stillwater · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Bone Density | $124.69 | $337.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St. Francis Medical Center Breckenridge · Wahpeton, ND-MN DEXA BONE DENSITY PERIPHERAL** | $133.59 | $219.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Unity Family Healthcare Little Falls · Little Falls, MN DEXA FOREARM | $149.64 | $258.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Astera Health Wadena · Wadena, MN Dexa Forearm | $164.62 | $228.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| St. Joseph's Area Health Services Park Rapids · Park Rapids, MN DEXA BONE DENSITY PERIPHERAL** | $169.12 | $302.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Saint Elizabeth’s Hospital of Wabasha Wabasha · Rochester, MN HCHG 77081 BONE DENSITY-PERIPHERAL | $187.57 | $308.00 | Jun 27, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Ada Ada · Ada, MN DXA, BONE DENSITY STUDY, RADIUS/WRIST/HEEL | $192.88 | $261.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Deer River Deer River · Grand Rapids, MN DXA, BONE DENSITY STUDY, RADIUS/WRIST/HEEL | $192.88 | $261.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Fosston Fosston · Grand Forks, ND-MN DXA, BONE DENSITY STUDY, RADIUS/WRIST/HEEL | $192.88 | $261.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Holy Trinity Hospital Graceville · Graceville, MN DXA, BONE DENSITY STUDY, RADIUS/WRIST/HEEL | $192.88 | $261.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Moose Lake Moose Lake · Duluth, MN-WI DXA, BONE DENSITY STUDY, RADIUS/WRIST/HEEL | $192.88 | $261.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Northern Pines Aurora · Duluth, MN-WI DXA, BONE DENSITY STUDY, RADIUS/WRIST/HEEL | $192.88 | $261.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Sandstone Sandstone · Sandstone, MN DXA, BONE DENSITY STUDY, RADIUS/WRIST/HEEL | $192.88 | $261.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Bethesda Hospital St. Paul · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC DEXA BONE DENSITY, >=1 SITE, APPENDICULAR SKELETON | $200.50 | $500.00 | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Lakes Health Services Wyoming · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC DEXA BONE DENSITY, >=1 SITE, APPENDICULAR SKELETON | $200.50 | $500.00 | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Northland Regional Hospital Princeton · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC DEXA BONE DENSITY, >=1 SITE, APPENDICULAR SKELETON | $200.50 | $500.00 | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital Edina · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC DEXA BONE DENSITY, >=1 SITE, APPENDICULAR SKELETON | $200.60 | $500.24 | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview St. John's Hospital Maplewood · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC DEXA BONE DENSITY, >=1 SITE, APPENDICULAR SKELETON | $200.60 | $500.24 | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center Minneapolis · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC DEXA BONE DENSITY, >=1 SITE, APPENDICULAR SKELETON | $200.60 | $500.24 | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Woodwinds Hospital Woodbury · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC DEXA BONE DENSITY, >=1 SITE, APPENDICULAR SKELETON | $200.60 | $500.24 | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| City of Sleepy Eye Sleepy Eye · New Ulm, MN DEXA APPENDICULAR,TECHNICAL COMPONENT | $201.83 | $319.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Glacial Ridge Hospital Glenwood · Glenwood, MN DXA bone density measurement of forearm, finger, hand, or foot | $206.79 | $246.18 | Oct 21, 2026 source file |
| Grand Itasca Clinic and Hospital Grand Rapids · Grand Rapids, MN HC DEXA BONE DENSITY, >=1 SITE, APPENDICULAR SKELETON | $211.71 | $498.13 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital Burnsville · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC DEXA BONE DENSITY, >=1 SITE, APPENDICULAR SKELETON | $212.50 | $500.00 | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Range Regional Health Services Hibbing · Duluth, MN-WI HC DEXA BONE DENSITY, >=1 SITE, APPENDICULAR SKELETON | $212.65 | $500.34 | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| Northfield Hospital Northfield · Faribault-Northfield, MN DEXA Appendicular (Wrist) | $224.00 | $534.00 | Apr 16, 2026 source file |
| Welia Health Mora · Mora, MN HCHG RAD DEXA BONE DENSITY 1/> PERIPHERAL SKELETON | $233.10 | $333.00 | Apr 27, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital Duluth · Duluth, MN-WI Bone Density Peripheral Skeleton | $239.36 | $440.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kittson Healthcare Hallock · Hallock, MN BONE DENSITY DEXA APPEND SKEL | $247.00 | $247.00 | Jun 26, 2026 source file |
| Lifecare Medical Center Roseau · Roseau, MN DXA bone density measurement of forearm, finger, hand, or foot | $248.16 | $282.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Rainy Lake Medical Center International Falls · International Falls, MN BONE DENSITY DEXA APPEND SKEL | $255.26 | $331.50 | May 6, 2026 source file |
| The Cook Hospital Cook · Duluth, MN-WI DXA wrist | $264.99 | $401.50 | Aug 10, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Bagley Medical Center Bagley · Bagley, MN BONE DENSITY DEXA APPEND SKEL | $284.00 | $355.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Bemidji Medical Center Bemidji · Bemidji, MN BONE DENSITY DEXA APPEND SKEL | $284.00 | $355.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Wheaton Wheaton · Wheaton, MN BONE DENSITY DEXA APPEND SKEL | $312.00 | $390.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Bigfork Valley Hospital Bigfork · Grand Rapids, MN DEXA PERIPHERAL STUDY | $329.44 | $464.00 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| North Valley Health Center Warren · Grand Forks, ND-MN DXA bone density measurement of forearm, finger, hand, or foot | $334.00 | $334.00 | Oct 22, 2026 source file |
| Mahnomen Health Center Mahnomen · Mahnomen, MN BONE DENSITY DEXA APPEND SKEL | $344.70 | $383.00 | Jul 16, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Lake View Hospital Two Harbors · Two Harbors, MN Bone Density Peripheral Skeleton | $362.12 | $440.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakewood Health Center Baudette · Baudette, MN DEXA BONE DENSITY PERIPHERAL** | $384.16 | $686.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Ely-Bloomenson Community Hospital Ely · Duluth, MN-WI DXA bone density measurement of forearm, finger, hand, or foot | $391.23 | $483.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Tracy Hospital Tracy · Marshall, MN BONE DENSITY DEXA APPEND SKEL | $425.60 | $532.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Westbrook Hospital Westbrook · Westbrook, MN BONE DENSITY DEXA APPEND SKEL | $425.60 | $532.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Johnson Memorial Hospital Dawson · Dawson, MN DEXA FOREARM | $492.03 | $578.86 | Sep 8, 2026 source file |
| Appleton Area Health Appleton · Appleton, MN DXA bone density measurement of forearm, finger, hand, or foot | $501.50 | $590.00 | Jul 7, 2026 source file |
| Madison Hospital Madison · Madison, MN DEXA FOREARM | $534.65 | $629.00 | Jun 23, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 17 | $40.30 | $124.69 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | 7 | $113.92 | $212.65 |
| Grand Rapids, MN | 3 | $192.88 | $211.71 |
| Faribault-Northfield, MN | 2 | $92.85 | $158.42 |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | 2 | $192.88 | $263.44 |
| New Ulm, MN | 2 | $114.58 | $158.20 |
| Ada, MN | 1 | $192.88 | $192.88 |
| Aitkin, MN | 1 | $45.08 | $45.08 |
| Appleton, MN | 1 | $501.50 | $501.50 |
| Bagley, MN | 1 | $284.00 | $284.00 |
| Baudette, MN | 1 | $384.16 | $384.16 |
| Bemidji, MN | 1 | $284.00 | $284.00 |
| Brainerd, MN | 1 | $123.42 | $123.42 |
| Dawson, MN | 1 | $492.03 | $492.03 |
| Fergus Falls, MN | 1 | $109.85 | $109.85 |
| Glenwood, MN | 1 | $206.79 | $206.79 |
| Graceville, MN | 1 | $192.88 | $192.88 |
| Hallock, MN | 1 | $247.00 | $247.00 |
| Hutchinson, MN | 1 | $46.92 | $46.92 |
| International Falls, MN | 1 | $255.26 | $255.26 |
| Litchfield, MN | 1 | $85.12 | $85.12 |
| Little Falls, MN | 1 | $149.64 | $149.64 |
| Madison, MN | 1 | $534.65 | $534.65 |
| Mahnomen, MN | 1 | $344.70 | $344.70 |
| Mora, MN | 1 | $233.10 | $233.10 |
| Morris, MN | 1 | $96.75 | $96.75 |
| Marshall, MN | 1 | $425.60 | $425.60 |
| Olivia, MN | 1 | $123.83 | $123.83 |
| Owatonna, MN | 1 | $92.85 | $92.85 |
| Park Rapids, MN | 1 | $169.12 | $169.12 |
| Roseau, MN | 1 | $248.16 | $248.16 |
| Rochester, MN | 1 | $187.57 | $187.57 |
| Sandstone, MN | 1 | $192.88 | $192.88 |
| Thief River Falls, MN | 1 | $117.60 | $117.60 |
| Two Harbors, MN | 1 | $362.12 | $362.12 |
| Wadena, MN | 1 | $164.62 | $164.62 |
| Westbrook, MN | 1 | $425.60 | $425.60 |
| Wheaton, MN | 1 | $312.00 | $312.00 |
| Wahpeton, ND-MN | 1 | $133.59 | $133.59 |
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
- Massachusetts$246.00
- Michigan$128.15
- 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.