Peripheral bone density scan cost in South Carolina
In South Carolina, 17 hospitals publish a cash price for DEXA bone density scan of the wrist, heel or finger (peripheral): from $50.50 to $1,189.00, with a median of $160.41. The lowest price is at MUSC Health - Orangeburg (Orangeburg) and 1 other hospital. The highest price is 23.5× the lowest.
- The median here, $160.41, is 17% below the US median of $192.36.
- That is 1.8× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($88.91).
- South Carolina ranks 17th of 48 states by median, cheapest first.
- 2 of 17 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 4, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$50.50MUSC Health - Orangeburg + 1 more
Median$160.41half of hospitals charge less
Highest$1,189.00in South Carolina
Lowest saves$109.91vs the median
Hospitals in South Carolina, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| MUSC Health - Orangeburg lowest Orangeburg · Orangeburg, SC HB DEXA BONE STUDY; APPENDICULAR | $50.50 | $101.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| MUSC Medical Center lowest Charleston · Charleston-North Charleston, SC HB DEXA BONE STUDY; APPENDICULAR | $50.50 | $101.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| MUSC Chester Regional Medical Center Chester · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HB DEXA BONE STUDY; APPENDICULAR | $56.00 | $112.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| MUSC Health Black River Medical Center Cades · Cades, SC HB DEXA BONE STUDY; APPENDICULAR | $61.00 | $122.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Francis-Eastside Greenville · Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC HC Dexa Appendicular Skeleton | $90.60 | $151.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Beaufort Memorial Hospital Beaufort · Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC DEXA APPEND | $131.40 | $219.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Edgefield County Healthcare An Affiliate of Self R Edgefield · Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC HC DXA Bone Density/Peripheral 1+ Sites | $137.49 | $229.15 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Self Regional Healthcare Greenwood · Greenwood, SC HC DXA Bone Density/Peripheral 1+ Sites | $137.49 | $229.15 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Abbeville Area Medical Center Abbeville · Greenwood, SC HC DXA Bone Density/Peripheral 1+ Sites | $160.41 | $229.15 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| MUSC Health Marion Medical Center Mullins · Mullins, SC HB DEXA BONE STUDY; APPENDICULAR | $167.00 | $334.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Shriners Childrens - Greenville Greenville · Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC DXA BONE DENSITY APPENDICULR | $168.80 | $168.80 | Mar 18, 2026 source file |
| Lexington Medical Center West Columbia · Columbia, SC Hc Pixie Bone Density Scan | $256.00 | $256.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| MUSC Health Florence Medical Center Florence · Florence, SC HB DEXA BONE STUDY; APPENDICULAR | $272.50 | $545.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bon Secours St Francis Xavier Hospital Charleston · Charleston-North Charleston, SC HC Dexa Appendicular Skeleton | $421.85 | $649.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Roper Hospital Charleston · Charleston-North Charleston, SC HC Dexa Appendicular Skeleton | $421.85 | $649.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Roper St Francis Mount Pleasant Hospital Mount Pleasant · Charleston-North Charleston, SC HC Dexa Appendicular Skeleton | $421.85 | $649.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| MUSC Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HB DEXA BONE STUDY; APPENDICULAR | $1,189.00 | $2,378.00 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | 4 | $50.50 | $421.85 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | 2 | $56.00 | $622.50 |
| Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | 2 | $90.60 | $129.70 |
| Greenwood, SC | 2 | $137.49 | $148.95 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | 1 | $137.49 | $137.49 |
| Cades, SC | 1 | $61.00 | $61.00 |
| Columbia, SC | 1 | $256.00 | $256.00 |
| Florence, SC | 1 | $272.50 | $272.50 |
| Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | 1 | $131.40 | $131.40 |
| Mullins, SC | 1 | $167.00 | $167.00 |
| Orangeburg, SC | 1 | $50.50 | $50.50 |
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 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 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.