Peripheral bone density scan cost in Vermont
In Vermont, 9 hospitals publish a cash price for DEXA bone density scan of the wrist, heel or finger (peripheral): from $196.46 to $929.96, with a median of $357.19. The lowest price is at Gifford Medical Center (Randolph). The highest price is 4.7× the lowest.
- The median here, $357.19, is 86% above the US median of $192.36.
- That is 4.0× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($88.91).
- Vermont ranks 45th of 48 states by median, cheapest first.
- 2 of 9 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 Oct 25, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$196.46Gifford Medical Center
Median$357.19half of hospitals charge less
Highest$929.96in Vermont
Lowest saves$160.73vs the median
Hospitals in Vermont, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gifford Medical Center lowest Randolph · Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT XR DXA BONE DENSITY PERIPH SKL | $196.46 | $392.92 | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Mt. Ascutney Hospital and Health Center Windsor · Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT Hc Dxa Bone Density Study 1/> Sites Appendicular Skel | $228.00 | $285.00 | — source file |
| Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital St. Johnsbury · St. Johnsbury, VT DEXA PERIPHERAL SKELETON | $298.50 | $398.00 | Aug 27, 2026 source file |
| Southwestern Vermont Medical Center Bennington · Bennington, VT DEXA APPENDICULAR ONLY | $307.50 | $307.50 | Oct 15, 2026 source file |
| Northwestern Medical Center Saint Albans · Burlington-South Burlington, VT Dxa bone density/peripheral | $357.19 | $759.98 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Brattleboro Memorial Hospital Brattleboro · Brattleboro, VT BVT XR BD DXA Peripheral/Wrist | $368.41 | $526.30 | Dec 29, 2025 source file |
| Grace Cottage Hospital Townshend · Brattleboro, VT Bd Bone Density Dexa App Skeleton | $403.00 | $504.00 | — source file |
| North Country Hospital & Health Center Newport · Newport, VT 77081 BM BMD -DXA PERIPHERAL:FOREARM | $718.00 | $897.50 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Central Vermont Medical Center Berlin · Barre, VT HC - DXA BONE DENSITY STUDY 1/>SITES APPENDICLR SKEL | $929.96 | $929.96 | Oct 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brattleboro, VT | 2 | $368.41 | $385.70 |
| Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT | 2 | $196.46 | $212.23 |
| Barre, VT | 1 | $929.96 | $929.96 |
| Bennington, VT | 1 | $307.50 | $307.50 |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | 1 | $357.19 | $357.19 |
| Newport, VT | 1 | $718.00 | $718.00 |
| St. Johnsbury, VT | 1 | $298.50 | $298.50 |
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 Carolina$160.41
- South Dakota$180.80
- Tennessee$84.96
- Texas$220.43
- Utah$322.48
- Virginia$247.50
- Washington$169.71
- West Virginia$221.50
- Wisconsin$282.50
- Wyoming$381.93
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.