# Bone density scan (DEXA), spine and hip in GA

Billing code `77080`. Prices for this code at 102 hospitals in GA, taken from the machine-readable standard charge files each hospital is required to publish under the CMS Hospital Price Transparency Rule (45 CFR 180.50).

Source page: https://clearcharge.org/price/ga/bone-density-scan-dexa-spine-and-hip

HC DXA BONE DENSITY AXIAL - DEXA BONE DENSITY

## Before quoting any figure below

- **Hospital charges only.** The surgeon, anaesthetist, radiologist and pathologist bill separately and appear in no hospital price file, by construction. Every figure below is part of a total, never the total.
- **A negotiated rate is not a bill.** It is what a hospital and an insurer agreed. What a patient owes depends on their deductible, coinsurance and out-of-pocket maximum.
- **Each hospital's figure is a median across its own plans.** The spread inside one hospital is often wider than the gap between two of them.
- **"not mentioned" is not $0.** It means this hospital's file does not label a row that way. Silence is not a statement that the charge does not exist.
- **A hospital absent from the table says nothing about its prices.** It may publish this code under a revenue or drug code this site cannot map to a procedure.

A procedure code is billed twice -- once by the hospital for its own costs, once by the doctor for their work -- and hospitals publish different sides of that split under the same code. Of the hospitals here, 40 publish a facility charge; 8 publish both, mixed together; 54 do not label which half the figure is.

## Typical price

|  | Amount |
|---|---|
| Cheapest tenth | $64 |
| Typical | $144 |
| Dearest tenth | $521 |

The cheapest and dearest tenth are the hospitals a tenth of the way in from each end, not the single cheapest and dearest. Every hospital, including both extremes, is in the table below.

That is a 8-fold difference for the same billing code -- a gap between hospitals, not between treatments.

## Every hospital publishing this code

| Hospital | Where | CMS rating | Typical | Facility charge | Physician fee | Self-pay | Lowest | Highest | Plans on file |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Memorial Health University Medical Center | SAVANNAH | 1/5 | $32 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $1,293 | $5 | $1,164 | 199 |
| Grady Memorial Hospital | ATLANTA | 2/5 | see split | $250 | $22 | $1,116 | $9 | $893 | 122 |
| Taylor Regional Hospital | HAWKINSVILLE | not rated | see split | $38 | $87 | $205 | $21 | $87 | 19 |
| Hamilton Medical Center | DALTON | 3/5 | $42 | $42 | not mentioned | $1,196 | $39 | $44 | 2 |
| Fairview Park Hospital | DUBLIN | 4/5 | $55 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $1,524 | $13 | $1,372 | 177 |
| Jefferson Hospital | LOUISVILLE | not rated | $61 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $54 | $40 | $84 | 20 |
| Memorial Satilla Health | WAYCROSS | 3/5 | $63 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $1,938 | $14 | $1,745 | 157 |
| Doctors Hospital | AUGUSTA | 3/5 | $64 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $1,585 | $14 | $1,426 | 189 |
| Emory Johns Creek Hospital | JOHNS CREEK | 4/5 | $64 | $64 | not mentioned | $804 | $44 | $280 | 19 |
| Emory University Hospital Midtown | ATLANTA | 2/5 | $64 | $64 | not mentioned | $804 | $44 | $280 | 19 |
| Emory University Hospital | ATLANTA | 4/5 | $64 | $64 | not mentioned | $804 | $44 | $280 | 19 |
| Emory Decatur Hospital | DECATUR | 2/5 | $64 | $64 | not mentioned | $804 | $44 | $280 | 19 |
| Saint Joseph's Hospital of Atlanta | ATLANTA | 3/5 | $64 | $64 | not mentioned | $804 | $44 | $280 | 19 |
| Atrium Health Navicent Peach | BYRON | 1/5 | see split | $257 | $31 | $198 | $10 | $368 | 82 |
| Jasper Memorial Hospital | MONTICELLO | not rated | $85 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $120 | $54 | $90 | 19 |
| Appling Healthcare | BAXLEY | not rated | $91 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $79 | $63 | $127 | 10 |
| St Francis Hospital- Emory Healthcare | COLUMBUS | 3/5 | $93 | $93 | not mentioned | not published | $13 | $229 | 11 |
| Northeast Georgia Medical Center Habersham | DEMOREST | 3/5 | $94 | $94 | not mentioned | $548 | $57 | $274 | 10 |
| Emory Houston Hospital Warner Robins | WARNER ROBINS | 2/5 | $95 | $95 | not mentioned | $542 | $44 | $280 | 13 |
| Phoebe Sumter Medical Center | AMERICUS | 3/5 | $96 | $96 | not mentioned | not published | $92 | $160 | 7 |
| Bacon County Hospital | ALMA | not rated | $99 | $99 | not mentioned | $487 | $13 | $142 | 9 |
| AdventHealth Murray | CHATSWORTH | 5/5 | $100 | $100 | not mentioned | not published | $64 | $193 | 6 |
| SGMC Health | VALDOSTA | 2/5 | $100 | $100 | not mentioned | $114 | $72 | $119 | 4 |
| Chi Memorial Hospital- Georgia | RINGGOLD | 3/5 | $100 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $121 | $55 | $332 | 24 |
| Navicent Health Baldwin | MILLEDGEVILLE | 2/5 | see split | $440 | $27 | $290 | $9 | $492 | 81 |
| Atrium Health Navicent the Medical Center | MACON | 2/5 | see split | $441 | $33 | $374 | $9 | $712 | 87 |
| Southern Regional Medical Center | RIVERDALE | 1/5 | $104 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $104 | $47 | $907 | 41 |
| Emory Hillandale Hospital | LITHONIA | 1/5 | $105 | $105 | not mentioned | $804 | $44 | $280 | 17 |
| Northeast Georgia Medical Center | GAINESVILLE | 3/5 | $105 | $105 | not mentioned | $548 | $57 | $170 | 9 |
| Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital | ALBANY | 2/5 | $106 | $106 | not mentioned | not published | $101 | $176 | 7 |
| NGMC Barrow | WINDER | 4/5 | $107 | $107 | not mentioned | $548 | $57 | $170 | 9 |
| Tanner Medical Center - Carrollton | CARROLLTON | 2/5 | $107 | $107 | not mentioned | $349 | $104 | $115 | 10 |
| AdventHealth Gordon | CALHOUN | 3/5 | $108 | $108 | not mentioned | $439 | $64 | $210 | 7 |
| SGMC Berrien Campus | NASHVILLE | not rated | $109 | $109 | not mentioned | $114 | $91 | $137 | 3 |
| Northeast Georgia Medical Center Lumpkin | DAHLONEGA | 5/5 | $111 | $111 | not mentioned | $548 | $57 | $170 | 9 |
| Piedmont Columbus Regional Northside | COLUMBUS | 5/5 | $117 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $297 | $47 | $842 | 19 |
| Southwell Medical, a Campus of TRMC | ADEL | not rated | see split | $136 | $55 | $248 | $34 | $496 | 184 |
| Washington County Regional Medical Center | SANDERSVILLE | not rated | $119 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $266 | $62 | $442 | 25 |
| Coffee Regional Medical Center | DOUGLAS | 3/5 | see split | $272 | $38 | $419 | $35 | $585 | 76 |
| Evans Memorial Hospital | CLAXTON | not rated | $123 | not mentioned | not mentioned | not published | $24 | $740 | 22 |
| Memorial Health Meadows Hospital | VIDALIA | 5/5 | $125 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $1,074 | $42 | $966 | 61 |
| Piedmont Newnan Hospital | NEWNAN | 4/5 | $127 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $385 | $47 | $1,195 | 18 |
| St Joseph's Hospital - Savannah | SAVANNAH | 2/5 | $128 | $128 | not mentioned | $68 | $92 | $535 | 9 |
| Candler Hospital | SAVANNAH | 2/5 | $128 | $128 | not mentioned | $68 | $92 | $535 | 9 |
| WellStar MCG Health, Affiliated with Med Col | AUGUSTA | 1/5 | $128 | $128 | not mentioned | $408 | $71 | $333 | 20 |
| Tift Regional Medical Center | TIFTON | 3/5 | see split | $139 | $55 | $248 | $34 | $496 | 92 |
| Piedmont Henry Hospital | STOCKBRIDGE | 2/5 | $131 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $385 | $47 | $1,092 | 18 |
| Piedmont Fayette Hospital | FAYETTEVILLE | 3/5 | $131 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $385 | $47 | $1,092 | 18 |
| Piedmont Newton Hospital | COVINGTON | 3/5 | $132 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $385 | $47 | $1,092 | 17 |
| Putnam General Hospital | EATONTON | not rated | $141 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $147 | $35 | $250 | 13 |
| Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center | ATHENS | 4/5 | $144 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $385 | $47 | $1,054 | 19 |
| WellStar Paulding Medical Center | HIRAM | 4/5 | $144 | $144 | not mentioned | $408 | $71 | $399 | 13 |
| WellStar North Fulton Medical Center | ROSWELL | 2/5 | $144 | $144 | not mentioned | $408 | $71 | $405 | 13 |
| WellStar Douglas Medical Center | DOUGLASVILLE | 3/5 | $144 | $144 | not mentioned | $408 | $71 | $400 | 13 |
| WellStar Kennestone Regional Medical Center | MARIETTA | 4/5 | $144 | $144 | not mentioned | $408 | $71 | $399 | 13 |
| WellStar Cobb Medical Center | AUSTELL | 3/5 | $144 | $144 | not mentioned | $408 | $71 | $414 | 13 |
| Jeff Davis Hospital | HAZLEHURST | not rated | $146 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $158 | $57 | $347 | 38 |
| Effingham Health System | SPRINGFIELD | not rated | $151 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $351 | $96 | $513 | 14 |
| Piedmont Cartersville Medical Center | CARTERSVILLE | 3/5 | $151 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $385 | $47 | $1,156 | 19 |
| Crisp Regional Hospital | CORDELE | 2/5 | $153 | $153 | not mentioned | $344 | $127 | $166 | 3 |
| Piedmont Hospital | ATLANTA | 4/5 | $154 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $385 | $47 | $1,092 | 18 |
| Piedmont Rockdale Hospital | CONYERS | 3/5 | $158 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $385 | $47 | $964 | 18 |
| WellStar West Georgia Medical Center | LAGRANGE | 5/5 | $159 | $159 | not mentioned | $408 | $71 | $400 | 14 |
| WellStar Spalding Medical Center | GRIFFIN | 2/5 | $161 | $161 | not mentioned | $408 | $71 | $400 | 14 |
| AdventHealth Redmond | ROME | 4/5 | $163 | $163 | not mentioned | $932 | $64 | $302 | 11 |
| WellStar Sylvan Grove Medical Center | JACKSON | not rated | $165 | $165 | not mentioned | $408 | $71 | $393 | 6 |
| Candler County Hospital | METTER | not rated | $189 | not mentioned | not mentioned | not published | $88 | $499 | 13 |
| Blue Ridge Medical Center | BLUE RIDGE | not rated | $192 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $577 | $42 | $962 | 792 |
| Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center | ROME | 2/5 | $196 | $196 | not mentioned | $280 | $95 | $476 | 38 |
| East Georgia Regional Medical Center | STATESBORO | 3/5 | $197 | $197 | not mentioned | $660 | $94 | $1,604 | 98 |
| Wayne Memorial Hospital | JESUP | 3/5 | $198 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $130 | $160 | $234 | 18 |
| Chatuge Regional Hospital | HIAWASSEE | not rated | $205 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $193 | $85 | $328 | 36 |
| Piedmont Macon North Hospital | MACON | 4/5 | $207 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $385 | $44 | $1,156 | 17 |
| Coliseum Medical Centers | MACON | 3/5 | $214 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $385 | $44 | $1,156 | 17 |
| Atrium Health Floyd Polk Medical Center | CEDARTOWN | not rated | $217 | $217 | not mentioned | $380 | $103 | $683 | 36 |
| Dodge County Hospital | EASTMAN | not rated | $219 | not mentioned | not mentioned | not published | $91 | $588 | 11 |
| Piedmont Augusta Hospital | AUGUSTA | 2/5 | $233 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $297 | $52 | $892 | 24 |
| Memorial Hospital and Manor | BAINBRIDGE | 1/5 | $251 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $245 | $85 | $450 | 24 |
| Piedmont Eastside Medical Center | SNELLVILLE | 2/5 | $256 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $385 | $47 | $1,156 | 18 |
| Piedmont Columbus Regional Midtown | COLUMBUS | 2/5 | $262 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $297 | $65 | $842 | 20 |
| Union General Hospital | BLAIRSVILLE | 3/5 | $287 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $232 | $65 | $394 | 31 |
| St Mary's Hospital | ATHENS | 1/5 | $311 | $311 | not mentioned | $530 | $62 | $734 | 107 |
| University Mcduffie County Regional Medical Center | THOMSON | not rated | $367 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $297 | $160 | $892 | 18 |
| Wills Memorial Hospital | WASHINGTON | not rated | $370 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $411 | $364 | $499 | 14 |
| Donalsonville Hospital | DONALSONVILLE | not rated | $371 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $391 | $130 | $391 | 7 |
| St Marys Good Samaritan Hospital | GREENSBORO | 4/5 | $406 | $406 | not mentioned | $372 | $124 | $516 | 108 |
| Athur M Blank Hospital | ATLANTA | not rated | $409 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $597 | $255 | $597 | 28 |
| Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Scottish Rite | ATLANTA | not rated | $409 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $597 | $250 | $597 | 28 |
| Southeast Georgia Health System- Brunswick Campus | BRUNSWICK | 2/5 | $413 | not mentioned | not mentioned | not published | $9 | $599 | 32 |
| Southeast Georgia Health System -- Camden Campus | SAINT MARYS | 4/5 | $413 | not mentioned | not mentioned | not published | $9 | $599 | 32 |
| Ty Cobb Regional Medical Center | LAVONIA | 3/5 | $504 | $504 | not mentioned | $305 | $68 | $504 | 196 |
| Tanner Medical Center Villa Rica | VILLA RICA | 3/5 | $523 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $523 | $190 | $811 | 17 |
| Morgan Medical Center | MADISON | not rated | $530 | not mentioned | not mentioned | not published | $530 | $530 | 3 |
| Northside Hospital | ATLANTA | 3/5 | $592 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $888 | $29 | $1,184 | 135 |
| Northside Hospital Cherokee | CANTON | 4/5 | $592 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $888 | $29 | $1,184 | 136 |
| Piedmont Mountainside Hospital | JASPER | 4/5 | $598 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $385 | $93 | $1,092 | 15 |
| Piedmont Walton Hospital | MONROE | 4/5 | $598 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $385 | $93 | $1,156 | 15 |
| Northside Hospital Forsyth | CUMMING | 4/5 | $608 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $888 | $29 | $1,184 | 134 |
| Dorminy Medical Center | FITZGERALD | not rated | $641 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $364 | $40 | $692 | 27 |
| Northside Hospital Gwinnett | LAWRENCEVILLE | 3/5 | $651 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $888 | $29 | $1,184 | 141 |
| Northside Hospital Duluth | DULUTH | 4/5 | $651 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $888 | $29 | $1,184 | 141 |
| Colquitt Regional Medical Center | MOULTRIE | 4/5 | $681 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $723 | $9 | $723 | 48 |

## Self-pay

Self-pay is what the hospital charges someone paying themselves rather than through insurance. Paying self-pay usually does not count toward a deductible, so it can cost less for one service and more across a year. Every other figure here is what an insurer pays, not what a patient would.

At 15 of the 92 hospitals here that publish a self-pay price it is LOWER than what that same hospital typically accepts from an insurer; at the other 77 it is higher.

## The doctor's side, roughly

Nationally, Medicare allows about $9 for the clinician who performs or reads this service, across 7,601 billing providers in 2024. That is a separate bill from everything above and is NOT added to any figure on this page -- it is here to show the rough size of what a hospital price leaves out.

6 of these 102 hospitals have not published an updated price file in over a year, or do not say when they last did. Hospitals are required to update at least annually, so those figures may not reflect what they charge now: Jefferson Hospital, Jeff Davis Hospital, Donalsonville Hospital, Southeast Georgia Health System- Brunswick Campus, Southeast Georgia Health System -- Camden Campus, Tanner Medical Center Villa Rica.

## Others in imaging & radiology

- [CT scan, head, without contrast](https://clearcharge.org/price/ga/ct-scan-head-without-contrast) -- 116 hospitals, typically $392
- [X-ray, chest, 2 views](https://clearcharge.org/price/ga/x-ray-chest-2-views) -- 115 hospitals, typically $93
- [CT scan, head, with and without contrast](https://clearcharge.org/price/ga/ct-scan-head-with-and-without-contrast) -- 115 hospitals, typically $521
- [X-ray, chest, 1 view](https://clearcharge.org/price/ga/x-ray-chest-1-view) -- 115 hospitals, typically $87
- [X-ray, neck spine, 2-3 views](https://clearcharge.org/price/ga/x-ray-neck-spine-2-3-views) -- 115 hospitals, typically $106
- [X-ray, lower back spine, 4 or more views](https://clearcharge.org/price/ga/x-ray-lower-back-spine-4-or-more-views) -- 115 hospitals, typically $143
- [X-ray, pelvis](https://clearcharge.org/price/ga/x-ray-pelvis) -- 115 hospitals, typically $107
- [X-ray, tailbone](https://clearcharge.org/price/ga/x-ray-tailbone) -- 115 hospitals, typically $98

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Every procedure with a published price in GA: https://clearcharge.org/price/ga
Prices that look wrong: info@clearcharge.org

Compiled by Clearcharge (clearcharge.org) from each hospital's machine-readable standard-charge file. When quoting a figure, cite the source page above. The hospital files behind these figures state data through dates from 2024-07-01 to 2026-07-28; per-hospital staleness is flagged above.