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DXA bone density scan at Brigham and Women's Hospital.

📍 Boston, MA 5/5 CMS rating CPT 77080
Cash-pay price
$495
Brigham and Women's Hospital is more expensive than median (+25%) for dxa bone density scan.
Chargemaster (gross): $660

Insurance rates.

Each row is the range of rates Brigham and Women's Hospital negotiated with that payer's plans. Your specific rate depends on your plan.

PayerRange
Aetna$461
Blue Cross Blue Shield$345
UnitedHealthcare$283 – $539
Cigna$352 – $525

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Patient experience.

CMS HCAHPS patient survey, period ending 03/31/2025 · 571 completed surveys.

Measure This hospital Network avg Δ
HCAHPS overall star rating 4/5 2.8/5 +1.2
Would definitely recommend 83% 69.6% +13pp
Hospital rating 9 or 10 of 10 77% 68.6% +8pp
Nurses always communicated well 83% 75.6% +7pp
Doctors always communicated well 82% 76.6% +5pp
Given clear info about recovery 89% 84.4% +5pp
Room and bathroom always clean 68% 68.6% -1pp
Staff always explained meds 59% 57.6% +1pp
Quiet at night, always 48% 52.2% -4pp

About this price.

This price comes directly from Brigham and Women's Hospital's machine-readable file (MRF), which the Hospital Price Transparency Rule (45 CFR 180.50) requires every US hospital to publish. We download it, parse the row for CPT 77080, and show you the dollar amount as published.

The cash-pay number is what an uninsured patient would be charged. Insurance-negotiated rates vary by payer and plan — see the table above for the range, or use the comparison tool for plan-specific numbers.

For a national view of dxa bone density scan prices, see the DXA bone density scan overview.