Peripheral bone density scan cost in Tennessee
In Tennessee, 61 hospitals publish a cash price for DEXA bone density scan of the wrist, heel or finger (peripheral): from $37.28 to $1,596.63, with a median of $84.96. The lowest price is at Erlanger Bledsoe Hospital (Pikeville). The highest price is 42.8× the lowest.
- The median here, $84.96, is 56% below the US median of $192.88.
- That is about the same as Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($88.91).
- Tennessee ranks 2nd of 48 states by median, cheapest first.
- 7 of 61 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 12, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$37.28Erlanger Bledsoe Hospital
Median$84.96half of hospitals charge less
Highest$1,596.63in Tennessee
Lowest saves$47.68vs the median
Hospitals in Tennessee, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Erlanger Bledsoe Hospital lowest Pikeville · Pikeville, TN HC Bone Density Extremity | $37.28 | $129.00 | Jan 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union City Union City · Union City, TN HC DXA RADIUS WRIST HEEL | $37.60 | $188.00 | Feb 25, 2026 source file |
| Sweetwater Hospital Association Sweetwater · Sweetwater, TN DEXA SCAN PERIPHERAL EXTREMITY | $37.80 | $84.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Carroll County Huntingdon · Huntingdon, TN HC DXA RADIUS WRIST HEEL | $45.08 | $196.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Tipton Covington · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC DXA RADIUS WRIST HEEL | $47.04 | $196.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| STRHS Lawrenceburg Lawrenceburg · Lawrenceburg, TN Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA), bone density study, 1 or more sites; appendicular skeleton (peripheral) (eg, radius, wrist, heel) | $56.82 | $228.21 | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Claiborne Medical Center Tazewell · Tazewell, TN BD DEXA APPEND SKELE | $64.12 | $229.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Leconte Medical Center Sevierville · Sevierville, TN BD DEXA APPENDICULAR SKELETON | $66.41 | $229.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Johnson County Community Hospital Mountain City · Mountain City, TN HC BONE DENSITY DXA APPENDICULAR | $67.85 | $295.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Erlanger Health Chattanooga · Chattanooga, TN-GA HC Bone Density Extremity | $68.11 | $129.00 | Jan 25, 2026 source file |
| Parkwest Medical Center Knoxville · Knoxville, TN BD DEXA APPENDICULAR SKELETON | $68.70 | $229.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Bristol Regional Medical Center Bristol · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC BONE DENSITY DXA APPENDICULAR | $69.30 | $462.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Franklin Woods Community Hospital Johnson City · Johnson City, TN HC BONE DENSITY DXA APPENDICULAR | $69.30 | $462.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Greeneville Community Hospital Greeneville · Greeneville, TN HC BONE DENSITY DXA APPENDICULAR | $69.30 | $462.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Hawkins County Memorial Hospital Rogersville · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC BONE DENSITY DXA APPENDICULAR | $69.30 | $462.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Holston Valley Medical Center Kingsport · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC BONE DENSITY DXA APPENDICULAR | $69.30 | $462.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Indian Path Community Hospital Kingsport · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC BONE DENSITY DXA APPENDICULAR | $69.30 | $462.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Johnson City Medical Center Johnson City · Johnson City, TN HC BONE DENSITY DXA APPENDICULAR | $69.30 | $462.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Sycamore Shoals Hospital Elizabethton · Johnson City, TN HC BONE DENSITY DXA APPENDICULAR | $69.30 | $462.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital Murfreesboro · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN MAM BONE DENSITOMETRY PERIPHER | $69.42 | $231.40 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Thomas West Hospital Harding Pk Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN MAM BONE DENSITOMETRY PERIPHER | $69.42 | $231.40 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt Clarksville Hospital Clarksville · Clarksville, TN-KY DEXA PERIPHERAL | $72.04 | $371.27 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Cumberland Medical Center Crossville · Crossville, TN BD DEXA APPENDICULAR SKELETON | $73.28 | $229.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Fort Loudoun Medical Center Lenoir City · Knoxville, TN BD DEXA APPENDICULAR SKELETON | $75.57 | $229.00 | Aug 27, 2026 source file |
| Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center Knoxville · Knoxville, TN BD DEXA APPENDICULAR SKELETON | $75.57 | $229.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge Oak Ridge · Knoxville, TN BD DEXA APPENDICULAR SKELETON | $75.57 | $229.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Roane County Medical Center Harriman · Knoxville, TN BD DEXA APPENDICULAR SKELETON | $75.57 | $229.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital Shelbyville · Shelbyville, TN HC XR BONE DENSITY APPENDICULAR | $83.23 | $287.00 | Oct 1, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital Tullahoma · Tullahoma-Manchester, TN HC XR BONE DENSITY APPENDICULAR | $83.23 | $287.00 | Oct 1, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital Lebanon · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN HC XR BONE DENSITY APPENDICULAR | $83.23 | $287.00 | Oct 1, 2026 source file |
| CHI Memorial Hospital - Hixson Hixson · Chattanooga, TN-GA HC DEXA PERIPHERAL WRIST | $84.96 | $287.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Rhea Medical Center Dayton · Dayton, TN BMD APPENDICULAR | $85.68 | $126.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Methodist North Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC DXA Bone Density/Peripheral - Dexa Bone Density Extremity | $86.68 | $394.00 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Methodist South Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC DXA Bone Density/Peripheral - Dexa Bone Density Extremity | $86.68 | $394.00 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Methodist University Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC DXA Bone Density/Peripheral - Dexa Bone Density Extremity | $86.68 | $394.00 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Le Bonheur Germantown Hospital Germantown · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC DXA Bone Density/Peripheral - Dexa Bone Density Extremity | $86.68 | $394.00 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Lebonheur Childrens Hosp Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC DXA Bone Density/Peripheral - Dexa Bone Density Extremity | $91.08 | $414.00 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Jackson-Madison County General Hospital Jackson · Jackson, TN HC DXA BONE DENSITY/PERIPHERAL - DEXA BONE DENSITY EXTREMITY | $93.60 | $312.00 | Jun 5, 2026 source file |
| West Tennessee Healthcare Bolivar Hospital Bolivar · Bolivar, TN HC DXA BONE DENSITY/PERIPHERAL - DEXA BONE DENSITY EXTREMITY | $93.60 | $312.00 | Jun 2, 2026 source file |
| West Tennessee Healthcare Camden Hospital Camden · Camden, TN HC DXA BONE DENSITY/PERIPHERAL - DEXA BONE DENSITY EXTREMITY | $93.60 | $312.00 | Jun 2, 2026 source file |
| West Tennessee Healthcare Dyersburg Hospital Dyersburg · Dyersburg, TN HC DXA BONE DENSITY/PERIPHERAL - DEXA BONE DENSITY EXTREMITY | $93.60 | $312.00 | Jun 2, 2026 source file |
| West Tennessee Healthcare Milan Hospital Milan · Jackson, TN HC DXA BONE DENSITY/PERIPHERAL - DEXA BONE DENSITY EXTREMITY | $93.60 | $312.00 | Jun 2, 2026 source file |
| West Tennessee Healthcare Volunteer Hospital Martin · Martin, TN HC DXA BONE DENSITY/PERIPHERAL - DEXA BONE DENSITY EXTREMITY | $93.60 | $312.00 | Jun 2, 2026 source file |
| STRHS Pulaski Pulaski · Pulaski, TN Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA), bone density study, 1 or more sites; appendicular skeleton (peripheral) (eg, radius, wrist, heel) | $96.92 | $330.78 | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Collierville Collierville · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC DXA RADIUS WRIST HEEL | $101.64 | $484.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC DXA RADIUS WRIST HEEL | $101.64 | $484.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Women's Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC DXA RADIUS WRIST HEEL | $101.64 | $484.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Saint Thomas Hospital for Specialty Surgery Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN DXA BONE DENSITY/PERIPHERAL | $108.81 | — | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Regional One Health Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR 2712527147 - BONE DEXA SCAN, PERIPHERAL 1+ SITES 7708 | $112.59 | $175.10 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Health Care System Chattanooga · Chattanooga, TN-GA HC DEXA PERIPHERAL WRIST | $121.41 | $287.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Tennova North Knoxville Medical Center Powell · Knoxville, TN DEXA PERIPHERAL | $127.19 | $567.82 | Dec 3, 2024 source file |
| Williamson Medical Center Franklin · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN BONE DENSITY LIMITED | $150.37 | $266.70 | Aug 1, 2026 source file |
| Tennova LaFollette Medical Center Lafollette · Knoxville, TN DEXA PERIPHERAL | $177.73 | $567.82 | Dec 3, 2024 source file |
| Starr Regional Medical Center - Athens Athens · Athens, TN Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA), bone density study, 1 or more sites; appendicular skeleton (peripheral) (eg, radius, wrist, heel) | $264.31 | $1,348.52 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Centennial Medical Center Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA), bone density study, 1 or more sites; appendicular skeleton (peripheral) (eg, radius, wrist, heel) | $415.30 | $415.30 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Stonecrest Medical Center Smyrna · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA), bone density study, 1 or more sites; appendicular skeleton (peripheral) (eg, radius, wrist, heel) | $440.19 | $440.19 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Summit Medical Center Mt Juliet · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN DXA BONE DENSITY PERIPHL | $1,237.57 | $1,237.57 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Parkridge East Hospital East Ridge · Chattanooga, TN-GA DXA BONE DENSITY PERIPHL | $1,596.63 | $1,596.63 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Parkridge Medical Center Chattanooga · Chattanooga, TN-GA Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA), bone density study, 1 or more sites; appendicular skeleton (peripheral) (eg, radius, wrist, heel) | $1,596.63 | $1,596.63 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Parkridge Valley Hospital Chattanooga · Chattanooga, TN-GA DXA BONE DENSITY PERIPHL | $1,596.63 | $1,596.63 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Parkridge West Hospital Jasper · Chattanooga, TN-GA Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA), bone density study, 1 or more sites; appendicular skeleton (peripheral) (eg, radius, wrist, heel) | $1,596.63 | $1,596.63 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
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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
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By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 10 | $47.04 | $88.88 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | 8 | $69.42 | $129.59 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 7 | $68.11 | $1,596.63 |
| Knoxville, TN | 7 | $68.70 | $75.57 |
| Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | 4 | $69.30 | $69.30 |
| Johnson City, TN | 3 | $69.30 | $69.30 |
| Jackson, TN | 2 | $93.60 | $93.60 |
| Athens, TN | 1 | $264.31 | $264.31 |
| Bolivar, TN | 1 | $93.60 | $93.60 |
| Camden, TN | 1 | $93.60 | $93.60 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 1 | $72.04 | $72.04 |
| Crossville, TN | 1 | $73.28 | $73.28 |
| Dayton, TN | 1 | $85.68 | $85.68 |
| Dyersburg, TN | 1 | $93.60 | $93.60 |
| Greeneville, TN | 1 | $69.30 | $69.30 |
| Huntingdon, TN | 1 | $45.08 | $45.08 |
| Lawrenceburg, TN | 1 | $56.82 | $56.82 |
| Mountain City, TN | 1 | $67.85 | $67.85 |
| Martin, TN | 1 | $93.60 | $93.60 |
| Pikeville, TN | 1 | $37.28 | $37.28 |
| Pulaski, TN | 1 | $96.92 | $96.92 |
| Sweetwater, TN | 1 | $37.80 | $37.80 |
| Sevierville, TN | 1 | $66.41 | $66.41 |
| Shelbyville, TN | 1 | $83.23 | $83.23 |
| Tazewell, TN | 1 | $64.12 | $64.12 |
| Tullahoma-Manchester, TN | 1 | $83.23 | $83.23 |
| Union City, TN | 1 | $37.60 | $37.60 |
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$189.00
- Montana$147.00
- Nebraska$231.90
- Nevada$150.99
- New Hampshire$521.00
- New Jersey$104.32
- New Mexico$220.43
- 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
- Texas$220.43
- Utah$322.48
- Vermont$357.19
- Virginia$247.50
- Washington$165.10
- West Virginia$221.50
- Wisconsin$282.50
- Wyoming$381.93
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.