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DXA bone density scan at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.

๐Ÿ“ Philadelphia, PA CPT 77080
Cash-pay price
$751
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia is significantly more expensive than median (+90%) for dxa bone density scan.
Chargemaster (gross): $751

Insurance rates.

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

PayerRange
Aetna$198 โ€“ $376
Blue Cross Blue Shield$265 โ€“ $301
UnitedHealthcare$125 โ€“ $413
Cigna$376
HealthNet$488
Medicaid$124

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Patient experience.

CMS HCAHPS patient survey, period ending 03/31/2025.

Measure This hospital Network avg ฮ”
HCAHPS overall star rating โ€” 2.8/5 โ€”
Would definitely recommend โ€” 69.6% โ€”
Hospital rating 9 or 10 of 10 โ€” 68.6% โ€”
Nurses always communicated well โ€” 75.6% โ€”
Doctors always communicated well โ€” 76.6% โ€”
Given clear info about recovery โ€” 84.4% โ€”
Room and bathroom always clean โ€” 68.6% โ€”
Staff always explained meds โ€” 57.6% โ€”
Quiet at night, always โ€” 52.2% โ€”

About this price.

This price comes directly from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia'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 โ€” 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.