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DXA bone density scan at Stanford Health Care.

📍 Palo Alto, CA 4/5 CMS rating CPT 77080
Cash-pay price
$618
Stanford Health Care is significantly more expensive than median (+56%) for dxa bone density scan.
Chargemaster (gross): $1,544

Insurance rates.

Each row is the range of rates Stanford Health Care negotiated with that payer's plans. Your specific rate depends on your plan.

PayerRange
Medicare$154

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Patient experience.

CMS HCAHPS patient survey, period ending 03/31/2025 · 976 completed surveys.

Measure This hospital Network avg Δ
HCAHPS overall star rating 3/5 2.8/5 +0.2
Would definitely recommend 76% 69.6% +6pp
Hospital rating 9 or 10 of 10 70% 68.6% +1pp
Nurses always communicated well 77% 75.6% +1pp
Doctors always communicated well 81% 76.6% +4pp
Given clear info about recovery 88% 84.4% +4pp
Room and bathroom always clean 62% 68.6% -7pp
Staff always explained meds 59% 57.6% +1pp
Quiet at night, always 42% 52.2% -10pp

About this price.

This price comes directly from Stanford Health Care'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.