Peripheral bone density scan cost in Wisconsin
In Wisconsin, 85 hospitals publish a cash price for DEXA bone density scan of the wrist, heel or finger (peripheral): from $46.81 to $687.00, with a median of $282.50. The lowest price is at Gundersen St Josephs Hospital and Clinics (Hillsboro). The highest price is 14.7× the lowest.
- The median here, $282.50, is 47% above the US median of $192.36.
- That is 3.2× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($88.91).
- Wisconsin ranks 43rd of 48 states by median, cheapest first.
- 2 of 85 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 11, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$46.81Gundersen St Josephs Hospital and Clinics
Median$282.50half of hospitals charge less
Highest$687.00in Wisconsin
Lowest saves$235.69vs the median
Hospitals in Wisconsin, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gundersen St Josephs Hospital and Clinics lowest Hillsboro · La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN HCHG 77081 BONE DENSITY-PERIPHERAL | $46.81 | $89.00 | Jun 27, 2026 source file |
| Ascension NE Wisconsin - Mercy Campus Oshkosh · Oshkosh-Neenah, WI HC DXA BONE DENSITY/PERIPHERAL | $58.71 | $103.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Ascension NE Wisconsin - St Elizabeth Campus Appleton · Appleton, WI HC DXA BONE DENSITY/PERIPHERAL | $58.71 | $103.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercyhealth Hospital & Trauma Center Janesville · Janesville-Beloit, WI HC PBB DXA BONE DENSITY STUDY 1/>SITES APPENDICLR SKEL | $66.68 | $88.91 | Mar 1, 2026 source file |
| Westfields Hospital New Richmond · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Bone Density | $77.85 | $148.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| River Falls Area Hospital River Falls · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG RAD DEXA BONE DENSITY 1/> PERIPHERAL SKELETON | $92.85 | $165.80 | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Hudson Hospital Hudson · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Bone Density | $101.95 | $226.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Gundersen Tri-County Hospital & Clinics Whitehall · Whitehall, WI HCHG 77081 BONE DENSITY-PERIPHERAL | $105.88 | $167.00 | Jun 27, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Hospital of Boscobel Boscobel · Platteville, WI HCHG 77081 BONE DENSITY-PERIPHERAL | $116.39 | $226.00 | Jun 27, 2026 source file |
| Bellin Memorial Health Green Bay · Green Bay, WI HCHG 77081 BONE DENSITY-PERIPHERAL | $122.70 | $265.00 | Jun 27, 2026 source file |
| Ascension Calumet Hospital Chilton · Appleton, WI HC DXA BONE DENSITY/PERIPHERAL | $126.54 | $222.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Ascension All Saints Hospital - Wisconsin Avenue Campus Racine · Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI HC DXA BONE DENSITY/PERIPHERAL | $134.62 | $254.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Ascension All Saints Hospital- Spring Street Campus Racine · Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI HC DXA BONE DENSITY/PERIPHERAL | $134.62 | $254.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital Milwaukee · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI HC DXA BONE DENSITY/PERIPHERAL | $134.62 | $254.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital - Elmbrook Campus Brookfield · Brookfield, WI HC DXA BONE DENSITY/PERIPHERAL | $134.62 | $254.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital - Franklin Campus Franklin · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI HC DXA BONE DENSITY/PERIPHERAL | $134.62 | $254.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Ascension St. Francis Hospital Milwaukee · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI HC DXA BONE DENSITY/PERIPHERAL | $134.62 | $254.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Beloit Memorial Hospital Beloit · Janesville-Beloit, WI BD Bone Density DEXA App Skeleton | $142.50 | $475.00 | Oct 12, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Berlin Berlin · Berlin, WI HC DXA Bone Density/Peripheral | $146.05 | $260.80 | Aug 8, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-OSP Appleton · Appleton, WI HC DXA Bone Density/Peripheral | $146.05 | $260.80 | Aug 8, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton Appleton · Appleton, WI HC DXA Bone Density/Peripheral | $146.05 | $260.80 | Aug 7, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Fond Du Lac Fond Du Lac · Fond du Lac, WI HC DXA Bone Density/Peripheral | $146.05 | $260.80 | Aug 8, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Neenah Neenah · Oshkosh-Neenah, WI HC DXA Bone Density/Peripheral | $146.05 | $260.80 | Aug 8, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-New London New London · New London, WI HC DXA Bone Density/Peripheral | $146.05 | $260.80 | Aug 8, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Oshkosh Oshkosh · Oshkosh-Neenah, WI HC DXA Bone Density/Peripheral | $146.05 | $260.80 | Aug 8, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Shawano Shawano · Shawano, WI HC DXA Bone Density/Peripheral | $146.05 | $260.80 | Aug 8, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Waupaca Waupaca · Waupaca, WI HC DXA Bone Density/Peripheral | $146.05 | $260.80 | Aug 8, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Wild Rose Wild Rose · Wild Rose, WI HC DXA Bone Density/Peripheral | $146.05 | $260.80 | Aug 8, 2026 source file |
| Amery Hospital East Amery · East Amery, WI Bone Density | $147.03 | $282.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Marshfield Medical Center - Marshfield Marshfield · Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield, WI DXA BN DENSITY FOREARM | $152.00 | $160.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Mercyhealth Hospital & Medical Center - Walworth Lake Geneva · Whitewater-Elkhorn, WI HC DXA BONE DENSITY PERIPH | $160.93 | $214.57 | Mar 1, 2026 source file |
| Fort Memorial Hospital Fort Atkinson · Watertown-Fort Atkinson, WI BD Bone Density Limited Peripheral | $178.88 | $559.00 | Jun 17, 2026 source file |
| Sauk Prairie Healthcare Prairie Du Sac · Baraboo, WI XR BONE DENSITY FOREARM | $187.63 | $343.00 | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| Marshfield Medical Center - Eau Claire Eau Claire · Eau Claire, WI DXA BN DENSITY FOREARM | $189.05 | $199.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St Marys Hospital-Superior Superior · Duluth, MN-WI DXA, BONE DENSITY STUDY, RADIUS/WRIST/HEEL | $192.88 | $261.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Stoughton Hospital Stoughton · Madison, WI DXA bone density measurement of forearm, finger, hand, or foot | $200.20 | $364.00 | Jun 11, 2026 source file |
| Southwest Health Center Platteville · Platteville, WI HC DEXA BONE DENSITY PERIPHERAL | $207.75 | $277.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Edgerton Hospital and Health Services Edgerton · Janesville-Beloit, WI HC DEXA BONE DENSITY PERIPHERAL | $210.97 | $289.00 | Jul 19, 2026 source file |
| Marshfield Medical Center - Minocqua Minocqua · Minocqua, WI DXA BN DENSITY FOREARM | $213.75 | $225.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Grant Regional Health Center Lancaster · Platteville, WI DXA bone density measurement of forearm, finger, hand, or foot | $252.85 | $389.00 | Sep 18, 2026 source file |
| Aurora BayCare Medical Center Green Bay · Green Bay, WI DXA APPENDICULAR SKELETON | $282.50 | $565.00 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Bay Area Marinette · Marinette, WI-MI DXA APPENDICULAR SKELETON | $282.50 | $565.00 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Burlington Burlington · Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI DXA APPENDICULAR SKELETON | $282.50 | $565.00 | Nov 6, 2026 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Fond du Lac Fond Du Lac · Fond du Lac, WI DXA APPENDICULAR SKELETON | $282.50 | $565.00 | Nov 5, 2026 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Grafton Grafton · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI DXA APPENDICULAR SKELETON | $282.50 | $565.00 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Kenosha Kenosha · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI DXA APPENDICULAR SKELETON | $282.50 | $565.00 | Nov 6, 2026 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Mount Pleasant Mount Pleasant · Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI DXA APPENDICULAR SKELETON | $282.50 | $565.00 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Oshkosh Oshkosh · Oshkosh-Neenah, WI DXA APPENDICULAR SKELETON | $282.50 | $565.00 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Summit Summit · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI DXA APPENDICULAR SKELETON | $282.50 | $565.00 | Nov 5, 2026 source file |
| Aurora St Lukes Medical Center Milwaukee · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI DXA APPENDICULAR SKELETON | $282.50 | $565.00 | Nov 5, 2026 source file |
| Aurora St Lukes Medical Center of Aurora Health Care Metro Milwaukee · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI DXA APPENDICULAR SKELETON | $282.50 | $565.00 | Nov 5, 2026 source file |
| Aurora St. Luke's South Shore of Aurora Health Care Metro Cudahy · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI DXA APPENDICULAR SKELETON | $282.50 | $565.00 | Nov 6, 2026 source file |
| Aurora West Allis Medical Center West Allis · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI DXA APPENDICULAR SKELETON | $282.50 | $565.00 | Nov 6, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Divine Savior Hospital Portage · Madison, WI Bone Density Peripheral Skeleton | $286.00 | $440.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Eagle River Hospital Eagle River · Eagle River, WI Bone Density Peripheral Skeleton | $286.00 | $440.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Langlade Hospital Antigo · Antigo, WI Bone Density Peripheral Skeleton | $286.00 | $440.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Medford Hospital Medford · Medford, WI Bone Density Peripheral Skeleton | $286.00 | $440.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Merrill Hospital Merrill · Merrill, WI Bone Density Peripheral Skeleton | $286.00 | $440.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Plover Hospital Stevens Point · Stevens Point-Plover, WI Bone Density Peripheral Skeleton | $286.00 | $440.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Rhinelander Hospital Rhinelander · Rhinelander, WI Bone Density Peripheral Skeleton | $286.00 | $440.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Stanley Hospital Stanley · Eau Claire, WI Bone Density Peripheral Skeleton | $286.00 | $440.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Stevens Point Hospital Stevens Point · Stevens Point-Plover, WI Bone Density Peripheral Skeleton | $286.00 | $440.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Tomahawk Hospital Tomahawk · Tomahawk, WI Bone Density Peripheral Skeleton | $286.00 | $440.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Wausau Hospital Wausau · Wausau, WI Bone Density Peripheral Skeleton | $286.00 | $440.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Wisconsin Rapids Hospital Wisconsin Rapids · Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield, WI Bone Density Peripheral Skeleton | $286.00 | $440.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Howard Young Medical Center Woodruff · Woodruff, WI Bone Density Peripheral Skeleton | $286.00 | $440.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Marshfield Medical Center - Ladysmith Ladysmith · Ladysmith, WI DXA BN DENSITY FOREARM | $299.25 | $315.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Marshfield Medical Center - Beaver Dam Beaver Dam · Beaver Dam, WI DXA BN DENSITY FOREARM | $300.20 | $316.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Ozaukee Campus Mequon · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI HC DXA BONE DENSITY/PERIPHERAL | $313.23 | $591.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Marshfield Medical Center - Neillsville Neillsville · Neillsville, WI DXA BN DENSITY FOREARM | $314.45 | $331.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Marshfield Medical Center - River Region at Stevens Point Stevens Point · Stevens Point-Plover, WI DXA BN DENSITY FOREARM | $331.55 | $349.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Marshfield Medical Center - Weston Weston · Wausau, WI DXA BN DENSITY FOREARM | $378.10 | $398.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Gundersen Moundview Hospital and Clinics Friendship · Friendship, WI HCHG 77081 BONE DENSITY-PERIPHERAL | $384.56 | $757.00 | Jun 27, 2026 source file |
| Crossing Rivers Health Medical Center Prairie Du Chien · Prairie Du Chien, WI DXA bone density measurement of forearm, finger, hand, or foot | $388.00 | $388.00 | Oct 22, 2026 source file |
| Black River Memorial Hospital Black River Falls · Black River Falls, WI BONE DENSITY APPENDICULAR SKELETON | $432.90 | $481.00 | Jan 8, 2026 source file |
| Children's Hospital of Wisconsin Milwaukee · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI HBC NM BONE DENSITY APPENDICULAR | $436.70 | $794.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Froedtert Pleasant Prairie Hospital Pleasant Prairie · Kenosha, WI Dual-Energy X-Ray for Bone Density Study | $443.41 | $591.22 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Marshfield Medical Center - Park Falls Park Falls · Park Falls, WI DXA BN DENSITY FOREARM | $456.95 | $481.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Marshfield Medical Center - Rice Lake Rice Lake · Rice Lake, WI DXA BN DENSITY FOREARM | $504.45 | $531.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| UnityPoint Health - Meriter Madison · Madison, WI HC MM DXA BONE DENSITY/PERIPHERAL 1+ SITES | $536.92 | $671.14 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| St Nicholas Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Sheboygan · Sheboygan, WI HC BONE DENSITY PERIPHERAL | $544.50 | $825.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| St Clare Memorial Hospital Oconto Falls · Green Bay, WI HC BONE DENSITY PERIPHERAL | $544.50 | $825.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| St Marys Hospital Medical Center Green Bay · Green Bay, WI HC BONE DENSITY PERIPHERAL | $544.50 | $825.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Burnett Medical Center Grantsburg · Grantsburg, WI DXA bone density measurement of forearm, finger, hand, or foot | $566.40 | $708.00 | Oct 2, 2026 source file |
| Vernon Memorial Healthcare Viroqua · La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN HCHG 77081 BONE DENSITY-PERIPHERAL | $687.00 | $687.00 | Nov 21, 2025 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | 12 | $134.62 | $282.50 |
| Appleton, WI | 4 | $58.71 | $136.30 |
| Green Bay, WI | 4 | $122.70 | $413.50 |
| Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | 4 | $58.71 | $146.05 |
| Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI | 4 | $134.62 | $208.56 |
| Janesville-Beloit, WI | 3 | $66.68 | $142.50 |
| Madison, WI | 3 | $200.20 | $286.00 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 3 | $77.85 | $92.85 |
| Platteville, WI | 3 | $116.39 | $207.75 |
| Stevens Point-Plover, WI | 3 | $286.00 | $286.00 |
| Eau Claire, WI | 2 | $189.05 | $237.52 |
| Fond du Lac, WI | 2 | $146.05 | $214.28 |
| La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | 2 | $46.81 | $366.90 |
| Wausau, WI | 2 | $286.00 | $332.05 |
| Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield, WI | 2 | $152.00 | $219.00 |
| Antigo, WI | 1 | $286.00 | $286.00 |
| Berlin, WI | 1 | $146.05 | $146.05 |
| Black River Falls, WI | 1 | $432.90 | $432.90 |
| Brookfield, WI | 1 | $134.62 | $134.62 |
| Baraboo, WI | 1 | $187.63 | $187.63 |
| Beaver Dam, WI | 1 | $300.20 | $300.20 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | 1 | $192.88 | $192.88 |
| Eagle River, WI | 1 | $286.00 | $286.00 |
| East Amery, WI | 1 | $147.03 | $147.03 |
| Friendship, WI | 1 | $384.56 | $384.56 |
| Grantsburg, WI | 1 | $566.40 | $566.40 |
| Kenosha, WI | 1 | $443.41 | $443.41 |
| Ladysmith, WI | 1 | $299.25 | $299.25 |
| Medford, WI | 1 | $286.00 | $286.00 |
| Merrill, WI | 1 | $286.00 | $286.00 |
| Minocqua, WI | 1 | $213.75 | $213.75 |
| Marinette, WI-MI | 1 | $282.50 | $282.50 |
| Neillsville, WI | 1 | $314.45 | $314.45 |
| New London, WI | 1 | $146.05 | $146.05 |
| Park Falls, WI | 1 | $456.95 | $456.95 |
| Prairie Du Chien, WI | 1 | $388.00 | $388.00 |
| Rhinelander, WI | 1 | $286.00 | $286.00 |
| Rice Lake, WI | 1 | $504.45 | $504.45 |
| Shawano, WI | 1 | $146.05 | $146.05 |
| Sheboygan, WI | 1 | $544.50 | $544.50 |
| Tomahawk, WI | 1 | $286.00 | $286.00 |
| Waupaca, WI | 1 | $146.05 | $146.05 |
| Whitehall, WI | 1 | $105.88 | $105.88 |
| Wild Rose, WI | 1 | $146.05 | $146.05 |
| Woodruff, WI | 1 | $286.00 | $286.00 |
| Watertown-Fort Atkinson, WI | 1 | $178.88 | $178.88 |
| Whitewater-Elkhorn, WI | 1 | $160.93 | $160.93 |
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
- Vermont$357.19
- Virginia$247.50
- Washington$169.71
- West Virginia$221.50
- Wyoming$381.93
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.