Peripheral bone density scan cost in Nebraska
In Nebraska, 26 hospitals publish a cash price for DEXA bone density scan of the wrist, heel or finger (peripheral): from $50.00 to $339.00, with a median of $231.90. The lowest price is at Kimball County Hospital (Kimball). The highest price is 6.8× the lowest.
- The median here, $231.90, is 21% above the US median of $192.36.
- That is 2.6× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($88.91).
- Nebraska ranks 33rd of 48 states by median, cheapest first.
- 5 of 26 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 5, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$50.00Kimball County Hospital
Median$231.90half of hospitals charge less
Highest$339.00in Nebraska
Lowest saves$181.90vs the median
Hospitals in Nebraska, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kimball County Hospital lowest Kimball · Kimball, NE DXA bone density measurement of forearm, finger, hand, or foot | $50.00 | $50.00 | Oct 12, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health Immanuel Medical Center Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA HC DXA BONE DENSITY STUDY 1/>SITES APPENDICLR SKEL | $59.34 | $138.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Bergan Mercy Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA HC DXA BONE DENSITY STUDY 1/>SITES APPENDICLR SKEL | $59.34 | $138.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Lakeside Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA HC DXA BONE DENSITY STUDY 1/>SITES APPENDICLR SKEL | $59.34 | $138.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Midlands Papillion · Omaha, NE-IA HC DXA BONE DENSITY STUDY 1/>SITES APPENDICLR SKEL | $59.34 | $138.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Bellevue Medical Center Bellevue · Omaha, NE-IA DXA bone density measurement of forearm, finger, hand, or foot | $77.61 | $119.40 | Aug 10, 2026 source file |
| Nebraska Medical Center Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA DXA bone density measurement of forearm, finger, hand, or foot | $77.61 | $119.40 | Aug 10, 2026 source file |
| Good Samaritan Hospital Kearney · Kearney, NE HC DXA BONE DENSITY STUDY 1/>S SITES APPENDICLR SKEL | $150.65 | $259.74 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Saint Francis Medical Center Grand Island · Grand Island, NE HC DXA BONE DENSITY STUDY 1/>S SITES APPENDICLR SKEL | $151.20 | $270.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Lexington Regional Health Center Lexington · Lexington, NE BD Bone Density DEXA App Skeleton | $178.56 | $186.00 | Dec 28, 2025 source file |
| Regional West Medical Center Scottsbluff · Scottsbluff, NE HB RADIANT-BONE DXA FOREARM =>1 SITE | $178.76 | $297.92 | Mar 17, 2026 source file |
| Cozad Community Hospital Cozad · Lexington, NE **Ct Bone Density Appendicular | $180.00 | $200.00 | — source file |
| Saunders Medical Center Wahoo · Omaha, NE-IA BD Bone Density DEXA App Skeleton | $228.00 | $304.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Valley County Hospital Ord · Ord, NE DEXA BONE DENSITY APPENDI | $235.80 | $262.00 | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Gothenburg Health Gothenburg · Lexington, NE Bd Dexa Appendicular Skeleton | $243.00 | $270.00 | — source file |
| St. Mary's Community Hospital Nebraska City · Nebraska City, NE HC DXA BONE DENSITY STUDY 1/>SITES APPENDICLR SKEL | $243.54 | $297.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| West Holt Memorial Hospital Atkinson · Atkinson, NE Dx Bone Density Dexa Appendicular | $248.00 | $310.00 | — source file |
| Howard County Medical Center St. Paul · Grand Island, NE DEXA APPENDICULAR/WRIST | $271.00 | $271.00 | Oct 14, 2026 source file |
| Mary Lanning Healthcare Hastings · Hastings, NE DXA bone density measurement of forearm, finger, hand, or foot | $295.19 | $327.99 | Oct 14, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health Memorial Hospital, Schuyler Schuyler · Columbus, NE HC DXA BONE DENSITY STUDY 1/>SITES APPENDICLR SKEL | $296.02 | $361.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Rock County Hospital Bassett · Bassett, NE Bd Bone Density Dexa App Skeleton | $302.00 | $318.00 | — source file |
| CHI Health Plainview Hospital Plainview · Norfolk, NE HC DXA BONE DENSITY STUDY 1/>SITES APPENDICLR SKEL | $310.46 | $361.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Chase County Hospital Imperial · Imperial, NE Bd Dexa Appendicular | $314.00 | $314.00 | — source file |
| Memorial Community Hospital Blair · Omaha, NE-IA DXA bone density measurement of forearm, finger, hand, or foot | $330.40 | $413.00 | Jul 15, 2026 source file |
| Butler County Health David City · David City, NE Bd Bone Density Dexa App Skeleton | $339.00 | $339.00 | — source file |
| St Francis Memorial Hospital West Point · West Point, NE BD DEXA Appendicular Skeleton | $339.00 | $339.00 | Mar 18, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Omaha, NE-IA | 8 | $59.34 | $68.48 |
| Lexington, NE | 3 | $178.56 | $180.00 |
| Grand Island, NE | 2 | $151.20 | $211.10 |
| Atkinson, NE | 1 | $248.00 | $248.00 |
| Bassett, NE | 1 | $302.00 | $302.00 |
| Columbus, NE | 1 | $296.02 | $296.02 |
| David City, NE | 1 | $339.00 | $339.00 |
| Hastings, NE | 1 | $295.19 | $295.19 |
| Imperial, NE | 1 | $314.00 | $314.00 |
| Kimball, NE | 1 | $50.00 | $50.00 |
| Kearney, NE | 1 | $150.65 | $150.65 |
| Nebraska City, NE | 1 | $243.54 | $243.54 |
| Norfolk, NE | 1 | $310.46 | $310.46 |
| Ord, NE | 1 | $235.80 | $235.80 |
| Scottsbluff, NE | 1 | $178.76 | $178.76 |
| West Point, NE | 1 | $339.00 | $339.00 |
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
- 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
- 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.