Bone density scan (DEXA) cost in Boston, MA

DEXA scan of the hips and spine to check for osteoporosis. Prices below are cash prices published by 20 hospitals within 25 miles of Boston.

Lowest published price$139
Typical price (median)$527
Highest published price$1,553
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Lowest prices near Boston

  • hebrew rehabilitation center hospital

    Boston · 6.2 mi

    $139

    cash

  • Boston Medical Center

    Boston · 1.6 mi

    $144

    cash

  • Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

    Boston · 2.3 mi

    $281

    cash · Hospital fee only

  • Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital Boston

    1.4 mi

    $359

    cash

  • Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital

    Boston · 4.1 mi · Same price at 1 other location

    $412

    cash

  • Newton Wellesley Hospital

    10.2 mi

    $412

    cash

  • Salem Hospital

    13.6 mi

    $412

    cash

  • Massachusetts General Hospital

    0.5 mi

    $480

    cash

  • Brigham and Women’s Hospital

    Boston · 2.0 mi · Same price at 1 other location

    $480

    cash

  • Winchester Hospital

    Winchester · 7.9 mi

    $519

    cash · Hospital fee only

How to use these prices

A cash price is what the hospital says it charges patients who pay for themselves. An insured average is what insurance plans pay on average, which is a useful guide when a hospital doesn’t list a cash price. Ask the hospital for its self-pay price before you book, and for a written Good Faith Estimate.

For your doctor’s office: these prices are for billing code CPT 77080.

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These are estimates from prices hospitals publish under federal price transparency rules, from files dated Feb 2026. They are not a quote or a bill, and the hospital may charge a different amount. “Lowest” means the lowest published price we found, not a guaranteed price.

If you are uninsured or paying cash, you have the right to a written Good Faith Estimate from the provider before you schedule care, and you can dispute a bill that comes in $400 or more above it.

Your provider may bill a different code for the same visit. CPT is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association. More about these prices