Bone density scan (DEXA) cost in Denver, CO

DEXA scan of the hips and spine to check for osteoporosis. Prices below are cash prices and average insured rates published by 24 hospitals within 25 miles of Denver.

Lowest published price$42
Typical price (median)$448
Highest published price$1,667

Most of these are the hospital's fee only. Doctors' fees, like the radiologist or surgeon, are usually billed separately.

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Lowest prices near Denver

  • Eating Recovery Center Denver - Franklin St. Juniper

    Denver · 0.8 mi · Same price at 2 other locations

    $42

    insured avg · Hospital fee only

  • UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital

    Aurora · 7.8 mi

    $153

    cash · Hospital fee only

  • Denver Health Medical Center

    Denver · 2.2 mi

    $163

    cash · Hospital fee only

  • HCA HealthONE SKY RIDGE

    Lone Tree · 14.0 mi · Same price at 1 other location

    $269

    insured avg

  • UCHealth Highlands Ranch Hospital

    Highlands Ranch · 13.8 mi

    $282

    cash · Hospital fee only

  • Central Park Er, A Part of Rose

    Denver · 0.0 mi · Same price at 1 other location

    $286

    insured avg

  • HCA HealthONE NORTHEAST ER, A PART OF MOUNTAIN RIDGE HOSPITAL

    Thornton · 8.9 mi · Same price at 1 other location

    $286

    insured avg

  • UCHealth Broomfield Hospital

    Broomfield · 12.2 mi

    $329

    cash · Hospital fee only

  • St. Anthony Hospital

    Lakewood · 9.8 mi

    $368

    cash · Hospital fee only

  • OrthoColorado Hospital at St. Anthony Campus

    Lakewood · 9.8 mi

    $368

    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