Peripheral bone density scan cost in South Dakota
In South Dakota, 13 hospitals publish a cash price for DEXA bone density scan of the wrist, heel or finger (peripheral): from $76.00 to $479.00, with a median of $180.80. The lowest price is at Pioneer Memorial Hospital - Cah (Viborg). The highest price is 6.3× the lowest.
- The median here, $180.80, is 6% below the US median of $192.36.
- That is 2.0× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($88.91).
- South Dakota ranks 20th of 48 states by median, cheapest first.
- 3 of 13 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$76.00Pioneer Memorial Hospital - Cah
Median$180.80half of hospitals charge less
Highest$479.00in South Dakota
Lowest saves$104.80vs the median
Hospitals in South Dakota, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pioneer Memorial Hospital - Cah lowest Viborg · Sioux Falls, SD-MN DXA APPEND SKELETON PERIPHERAL | $76.00 | $76.00 | Apr 30, 2026 source file |
| Brookings Health System Brookings · Brookings, SD DEXA Bone Density/Peripheral | $86.50 | $173.00 | May 18, 2026 source file |
| Monument Health Custer Hospital Custer · Rapid City, SD DXA bone density measurement of forearm, finger, hand, or foot | $180.80 | $226.00 | Oct 20, 2026 source file |
| Monument Health Lead-Deadwood Hospital Deadwood · Spearfish, SD DXA bone density measurement of forearm, finger, hand, or foot | $180.80 | $226.00 | Oct 20, 2026 source file |
| Monument Health Rapid City Hospital Rapid City · Rapid City, SD DXA bone density measurement of forearm, finger, hand, or foot | $180.80 | $226.00 | Oct 22, 2026 source file |
| Monument Health Spearfish Hospital Spearfish · Spearfish, SD DXA bone density measurement of forearm, finger, hand, or foot | $180.80 | $226.00 | Oct 20, 2026 source file |
| Monument Health Sturgis Hospital Sturgis · Rapid City, SD DXA bone density measurement of forearm, finger, hand, or foot | $180.80 | $226.00 | Oct 21, 2026 source file |
| Huron Regional Medical Center Huron · Huron, SD BONE DENSITY DEXA EXTREMITY | $235.80 | $393.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Aberdeen Medical Center Aberdeen · Aberdeen, SD BONE DENSITY DEXA APPEND SKEL | $254.40 | $318.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Hans P Peterson Memorial Hospital - Cah Philip · Philip, SD DXA Bone Density Study 1/>Sites Appendiclr Skel | $283.00 | $283.00 | Jul 1, 2024 source file |
| Sanford Webster Hospital Webster · Webster, SD BONE DENSITY DEXA APPEND SKEL | $339.20 | $424.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Chamberlain Medical Center Chamberlain · Chamberlain, SD BONE DENSITY DEXA APPEND SKEL | $369.60 | $462.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Winner Regional Healthcare Center Winner · Winner, SD BONE DENSITY DEXA APPEND SKEL | $479.00 | $479.00 | May 7, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rapid City, SD | 3 | $180.80 | $180.80 |
| Spearfish, SD | 2 | $180.80 | $180.80 |
| Aberdeen, SD | 1 | $254.40 | $254.40 |
| Brookings, SD | 1 | $86.50 | $86.50 |
| Chamberlain, SD | 1 | $369.60 | $369.60 |
| Huron, SD | 1 | $235.80 | $235.80 |
| Philip, SD | 1 | $283.00 | $283.00 |
| Sioux Falls, SD-MN | 1 | $76.00 | $76.00 |
| Webster, SD | 1 | $339.20 | $339.20 |
| Winner, SD | 1 | $479.00 | $479.00 |
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
- 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
- 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.