Peripheral bone density scan cost in North Carolina
In North Carolina, 37 hospitals publish a cash price for DEXA bone density scan of the wrist, heel or finger (peripheral): from $67.00 to $1,088.00, with a median of $207.20. The lowest price is at Scotland Memorial Hospital and Edwin Morgan Center (Laurinburg). The highest price is 16.2× the lowest.
- The median here, $207.20, is 8% above the US median of $192.36.
- That is 2.3× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($88.91).
- North Carolina ranks 29th of 48 states by median, cheapest first.
- 5 of 37 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 11, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$67.00Scotland Memorial Hospital and Edwin Morgan Center
Median$207.20half of hospitals charge less
Highest$1,088.00in North Carolina
Lowest saves$140.20vs the median
Hospitals in North Carolina, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland Memorial Hospital and Edwin Morgan Center lowest Laurinburg · Laurinburg, NC HC DEXA SCAN APPENDICULAR SKELETON | $67.00 | $134.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| ECU Health Duplin Hospital Kenansville · Kenansville, NC Dexa-Bone Density Peripheral Study | $86.24 | $154.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Iredell Memorial Hospital Statesville · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC BD Bone Density DEXA App Skeleton | $86.67 | $321.00 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Erlanger Murphy Medical Center Murphy · Murphy, NC HC Bone Density Extremity | $90.30 | $129.00 | Jan 25, 2026 source file |
| Duke University Hospital Durham · Durham, NC Dexa Bn Density Peripheral | $102.60 | $380.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Duke Health Raleigh Hospital Raleigh · Raleigh-Cary, NC Dexa Bn Density Peripheral | $102.60 | $380.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Duke Regional Hospital Durham · Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Dexa Bn Density Peripheral | $102.60 | $380.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sampson Regional Medical Center Clinton · Clinton, NC DXA bone density measurement of forearm, finger, hand, or foot | $109.20 | $156.00 | Nov 2, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Albemarle Regional Medical Center Elizabeth City · Elizabeth City, NC Chgr-Bone Density Study-Peripheral | $120.50 | $241.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| ECU Health Edgecombe Hospital Tarboro · Rocky Mount, NC Dexa-Bone Density Peripheral Study | $157.92 | $282.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| ECU Health Beaufort Hospital Washington · Washington, NC Dexa-Bone Density Peripheral Study | $161.65 | $305.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| ECU Health Medical Center Greenville · Greenville, NC Dexa-Bone Density Peripheral Study | $161.65 | $305.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital Mooresville · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC DEXA BN DENSITY PERIPHERAL | $167.13 | $619.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wilson Medical Center Wilson · Wilson, NC Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA), bone density study, 1 or more sites; appendicular skeleton (peripheral) (eg, radius, wrist, heel) | $169.20 | $423.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| ECU Health Chowan Hospital Edenton · Edenton, NC Dexa-Bone Density Peripheral Study | $175.84 | $314.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| WakeMed Cary Hospital Cary · Raleigh-Cary, NC HC Bone Dens Appendicul Skel Peri | $179.36 | $472.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| WakeMed Raleigh Campus Raleigh · Raleigh-Cary, NC HC Bone Dens Appendicul Skel Peri | $179.36 | $472.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| ECU Health Bertie Hospital Windsor · Windsor, NC Dexa-Bone Density Peripheral Study | $188.16 | $336.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| ECU Health North Hospital Roanoke Rapids · Roanoke Rapids, NC Dexa-Bone Density Peripheral Study | $207.20 | $370.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| East Carolina Health Ahoskie · Ahoskie, NC Dexa-Bone Density Peripheral Study | $210.56 | $376.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Outer Banks Hospital Nags Head · Kill Devil Hills, NC Dexa-Bone Density Peripheral Study | $221.76 | $396.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Person Memorial Hospital Roxboro · Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA), bone density study, 1 or more sites; appendicular skeleton (peripheral) (eg, radius, wrist, heel) | $232.00 | $580.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Anson Wadesboro · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC DEXA SCAN APPENDICULAR SKELETON | $237.00 | $474.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Cleveland Shelby · Shelby-Kings Mountain, NC HC DEXA SCAN APPENDICULAR SKELETON | $237.00 | $474.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Lincoln Lincolnton · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC DEXA SCAN APPENDICULAR SKELETON | $237.00 | $474.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Mercy, a facility of Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC DEXA SCAN APPENDICULAR SKELETON | $237.00 | $474.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Pineville Charlotte · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC DEXA SCAN APPENDICULAR SKELETON | $237.00 | $474.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Union Monroe · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC DEXA SCAN APPENDICULAR SKELETON | $237.00 | $474.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health University City Charlotte · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC DEXA SCAN APPENDICULAR SKELETON | $237.00 | $474.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC DEXA SCAN APPENDICULAR SKELETON | $237.00 | $474.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast Concord · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC DEXA SCAN APPENDICULAR SKELETON | $237.00 | $474.00 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Stanly Regional Medical Center Albermarle · Albemarle, NC HC DEXA SCAN APPENDICULAR SKELETON | $237.00 | $474.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| CaroMont Regional Medical Center - Gastonia Gastonia · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HCHG XR DXA BONE DENSITY APPENDICULAR | $357.00 | $357.00 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Mount Holly · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HCHG XR DXA BONE DENSITY APPENDICULAR | $357.00 | $357.00 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Belmont · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HCHG XR DXA BONE DENSITY APPENDICULAR | $357.00 | $357.00 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Polk Columbus · Columbus, NC HC DEXA,BONE DENSITY, 1 + SITE, APPENDICULR SKELTN | $473.87 | $473.87 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Hendersonville Hendersonville · Asheville, NC HC DEXA,BONE DENSITY, 1 + SITE, APPENDICULR SKELTN | $1,088.00 | $1,088.00 | Apr 1, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | 13 | $86.67 | $237.00 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | 3 | $102.60 | $179.36 |
| Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | 2 | $102.60 | $167.30 |
| Ahoskie, NC | 1 | $210.56 | $210.56 |
| Albemarle, NC | 1 | $237.00 | $237.00 |
| Asheville, NC | 1 | $1,088.00 | $1,088.00 |
| Clinton, NC | 1 | $109.20 | $109.20 |
| Columbus, NC | 1 | $473.87 | $473.87 |
| Durham, NC | 1 | $102.60 | $102.60 |
| Edenton, NC | 1 | $175.84 | $175.84 |
| Elizabeth City, NC | 1 | $120.50 | $120.50 |
| Greenville, NC | 1 | $161.65 | $161.65 |
| Kenansville, NC | 1 | $86.24 | $86.24 |
| Kill Devil Hills, NC | 1 | $221.76 | $221.76 |
| Laurinburg, NC | 1 | $67.00 | $67.00 |
| Murphy, NC | 1 | $90.30 | $90.30 |
| Roanoke Rapids, NC | 1 | $207.20 | $207.20 |
| Rocky Mount, NC | 1 | $157.92 | $157.92 |
| Shelby-Kings Mountain, NC | 1 | $237.00 | $237.00 |
| Windsor, NC | 1 | $188.16 | $188.16 |
| Washington, NC | 1 | $161.65 | $161.65 |
| Wilson, NC | 1 | $169.20 | $169.20 |
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
- 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 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.