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Bone density scan (DEXA) at Holy Cross Hospital-Silver Spring

1500 Forest Glen Rd, Silver Spring, MD 20910. From the hospital's federally required price file (v3.0.0), file date March 31, 2026 — source file. Last verified by PriceCheck: July 16, 2026. CPT 77080.

$226
Cash price
$222
Median commercial
$226
Gross charge (list)

Median commercial rate here: $222 — 8% below the Washington, DC metro median of $240. Compare all Washington, DC hospitals →

Commercial insurance plans

Payer / planFacility rateRate type
Blue Cross - Wi (Anthem)Care First Bcbs $222 negotiated rate
Blue Cross - IlCare First Bcbs $222 negotiated rate
Blue Cross - Il AlternateCare First Bcbs $222 negotiated rate
Blue Cross - MnCare First Bcbs $222 negotiated rate
Blue Cross - Ia (Wellmark)Care First Bcbs $222 negotiated rate
Johns Hopkins Health PlanJohns Hopkins Commercial $222 negotiated rate
Blue Cross - Ga (Anthem)Care First Bcbs $222 negotiated rate
CignaCigna $222 negotiated rate
AetnaAetna $222 negotiated rate
United HealthcareUnited Healthcare $222 negotiated rate
Blue Cross - Ct (Anthem)Care First Bcbs $222 negotiated rate
Blue Cross - Co (Anthem)Care First Bcbs $222 negotiated rate
Blue Cross - FlCare First Bcbs $222 negotiated rate
Blue Cross - Dc (Carefirst)Care First Bcbs $222 negotiated rate
Blue Cross - De (Highmark)Care First Bcbs $222 negotiated rate
Blue Cross - ArCare First Bcbs $222 negotiated rate
Blue Cross - WyCare First Bcbs $222 negotiated rate
Blue Cross - Wv (Highmark)Care First Bcbs $222 negotiated rate
Blue Shield - CaCare First Bcbs $222 negotiated rate
Blue Cross - Ca (Anthem)Care First Bcbs $222 negotiated rate
Blue Cross - Va (Carefirst)Care First Bcbs $222 negotiated rate
Blue Cross - Va (Anthem)Care First Bcbs $222 negotiated rate
Blue Cross - VtCare First Bcbs $222 negotiated rate
Blue Shield - Wa (Regence)Care First Bcbs $222 negotiated rate
Kaiser DomesticKaiser $222 negotiated rate
Blue Cross - Mo (Anthem)Care First Bcbs $222 negotiated rate
Blue Cross - NdCare First Bcbs $222 negotiated rate
Blue Cross - NeCare First Bcbs $222 negotiated rate
Blue Cross - MiCare First Bcbs $222 negotiated rate
Blue Cross - In (Anthem)Care First Bcbs $222 negotiated rate
Blue Cross - KsCare First Bcbs $222 negotiated rate
Blue Cross - Ut (Regence)Care First Bcbs $222 negotiated rate
Blue Cross - TxCare First Bcbs $222 negotiated rate
Blue Cross - Pa (Independence)Care First Bcbs $222 negotiated rate
Blue Cross - Or (Regence)Care First Bcbs $222 negotiated rate
Blue Shield - Pa (Highmark)Care First Bcbs $222 negotiated rate
Blue Cross - Pa (Capital)Care First Bcbs $222 negotiated rate
Blue Cross - OkCare First Bcbs $222 negotiated rate
Blue Cross - NcCare First Bcbs $222 negotiated rate
Blue Shield - Ny Highmark NortheasternCare First Bcbs $222 negotiated rate

50 additional plan rates in the source file not shown here; the full data is in the hospital's file linked above.

What these numbers are — and aren't. These are facility rates hospitals publish under the CMS Hospital Price Transparency rule (45 CFR Part 180). They are price information, not a quote or guarantee. Physician, anesthesia, radiology, and pathology services usually bill separately. Your actual cost depends on your insurance plan, deductible, and how the visit is coded. How we read hospital price files →

Common questions

How much does bone density scan (dexa) cost at Holy Cross Hospital-Silver Spring without insurance?

Holy Cross Hospital-Silver Spring's price file lists a discounted cash (self-pay) facility rate of $226 for Bone density scan (DEXA), against a gross charge of $226. Facility rate only — physician, anesthesia, radiology, and pathology services bill separately.

What do insurance plans pay for bone density scan (dexa) at Holy Cross Hospital-Silver Spring?

Holy Cross Hospital-Silver Spring lists 76 commercial plan rates for Bone density scan (DEXA), from $222 (Blue Cross - Wi (Anthem)) to $224 (Carefirst), with a median of $222. The Washington, DC metro median commercial rate for this procedure is $240.

Where do these prices come from?

Directly from the machine-readable file Holy Cross Hospital-Silver Spring publishes under the CMS Hospital Price Transparency rule (45 CFR Part 180), file date March 31, 2026. These are price disclosures, not quotes.

Same procedure at nearby hospitals: The George Washington University Hospital · MedStar Washington Hospital Center · MedStar Georgetown Hospital · Children's National Hospital · Virginia Hospital Center Arlington Health System · Inova Fairfax Hospital