Peripheral bone density scan cost in Tennessee
In Tennessee, 38 hospitals publish a cash price for DEXA bone density scan of the wrist, heel or finger (peripheral): from $31.15 to $101.64, with a median of $69.30. The lowest price is at Erlanger Health (Chattanooga). The highest price is 3.3× the lowest.
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 Sep 25, 2026.
Lowest$31.15Erlanger Health
Median$69.30half pay less
Highest$101.64in Tennessee
Lowest saves$38.15vs the median
Hospitals in Tennessee, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Erlanger Health lowest Chattanooga · Chattanooga, TN-GA CHG DXA BONE DENSITY STUDY 1/>SITES APPENDICLR SKEL | $31.15 | $59.00 | Jan 25, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital Shelbyville · Shelbyville, TN DEXA,BONE DENSITY, 1 + SITE, APPENDICULR SKELTN | $36.54 | $126.00 | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital Tullahoma · Tullahoma-Manchester, TN DEXA,BONE DENSITY, 1 + SITE, APPENDICULR SKELTN | $36.54 | $126.00 | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital Lebanon · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN DEXA,BONE DENSITY, 1 + SITE, APPENDICULR SKELTN | $36.54 | $126.00 | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Erlanger Health 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN DEXA,BONE DENSITY, 1 + SITE, APPENDICULR SKELTN | $68.04 | $126.00 | Oct 1, 2025 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 | — 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 | — source file |
| Saint Thomas West Hospital Harding Pk Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN MAM BONE DENSITOMETRY PERIPHER | $69.42 | $231.40 | — 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 |
| Methodist Lebonheur Germantown Hosp Germantown · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC DXA Bone Density/Peripheral - Dexa Bone Density Extremity | $86.68 | $394.00 | — source file |
| Methodist North Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC DXA Bone Density/Peripheral - Dexa Bone Density Extremity | $86.68 | $394.00 | — source file |
| Methodist South Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC DXA Bone Density/Peripheral - Dexa Bone Density Extremity | $86.68 | $394.00 | — source file |
| Methodist University Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC DXA Bone Density/Peripheral - Dexa Bone Density Extremity | $86.68 | $394.00 | — source file |
| Methodist Lebonheur Childrens Hosp Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC DXA Bone Density/Peripheral - Dexa Bone Density Extremity | $91.08 | $414.00 | — 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 | — 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 |
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 | 9 | $47.04 | $86.68 |
| Knoxville, TN | 5 | $68.70 | $75.57 |
| Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | 4 | $69.30 | $69.30 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | 4 | $36.54 | $68.73 |
| Johnson City, TN | 3 | $69.30 | $69.30 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 1 | $31.15 | $31.15 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 1 | $72.04 | $72.04 |
| Crossville, TN | 1 | $73.28 | $73.28 |
| Greeneville, TN | 1 | $69.30 | $69.30 |
| Huntingdon, TN | 1 | $45.08 | $45.08 |
| Mountain City, TN | 1 | $67.85 | $67.85 |
| Pikeville, TN | 1 | $37.28 | $37.28 |
| Pulaski, TN | 1 | $96.92 | $96.92 |
| Sevierville, TN | 1 | $66.41 | $66.41 |
| Shelbyville, TN | 1 | $36.54 | $36.54 |
| Tazewell, TN | 1 | $64.12 | $64.12 |
| Tullahoma-Manchester, TN | 1 | $36.54 | $36.54 |
| Union City, TN | 1 | $37.60 | $37.60 |
What it is
This code covers a bone density test of the wrist, heel or finger, used for screening when a hip and spine scan is not available.
What the price covers
The price covers the scan and the reading.
DEXA bone density scan of the wrist, heel or finger (peripheral) in other states
- Alabama$183.43
- Alaska$191.84
- Arizona$218.40
- Arkansas$80.70
- California$276.64
- Colorado$422.50
- Connecticut$154.19
- Delaware$259.45
- Florida$280.07
- Georgia$332.67
- Hawaii$146.40
- Idaho$365.00
- Illinois$200.00
- Indiana$145.20
- Iowa$124.00
- Kansas$415.57
- Kentucky$1,147.46
- Louisiana$58.66
- Maine$126.33
- Maryland$122.79
- Massachusetts$235.90
- Michigan$154.70
- Minnesota$192.88
- Mississippi$101.66
- Missouri$162.50
- Montana$143.63
- Nebraska$77.61
- Nevada$94.00
- New Hampshire$146.88
- New Jersey$100.62
- New Mexico$176.37
- New York$104.19
- North Carolina$227.25
- North Dakota$123.43
- Ohio$256.80
- Oklahoma$80.11
- Oregon$133.50
- Pennsylvania$182.55
- Puerto Rico$100.00
- Rhode Island$259.70
- South Carolina$167.00
- South Dakota$339.20
- Texas$220.43
- Utah$218.54
- Vermont$333.46
- Virginia$269.00
- Washington$160.80
- West Virginia$197.25
- Wisconsin$154.70
- Wyoming$332.99
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.