Bone density scan (DEXA) cost in Brooklyn, NY

Prices at 7 hospitals in Brooklyn, NY, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $572 — 51% above the US median ($378), roughly 14.5× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn, NY $115 ★ 2/5 206 min 17.2%
Brooklyn Hospital Center-Downtown Campus Brooklyn, NY $1,028 $126 ★ 2/5 193 min 16.4%

CMS rating = overall hospital star rating (1–5); ER wait = median minutes in the emergency department; Readmit = 30-day readmission rate (lower is better) — all from Medicare’s Care Compare; “—” = not reported. Data last updated August 2026. Prices from hospitals’ machine-readable files (45 CFR §180); Medicare benchmark from CMS PFS/CLFS/IPPS. Prices below 15% of the median are excluded as likely partial or mis-coded charges. Estimates — confirm with the hospital. Report an incorrect price.

Price comparison (median)

Chargemaster (list price)
$264
Cash / self-pay
$572
Insurer-negotiated
$280
Medicare pays
$39
$206$937
Median cash $572  ·  Medicare $39  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $572 — about 14.5× the Medicare rate ($39). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($79).

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Doctors who perform this in Brooklyn

Clinicians who reported the most Medicare volume for this service locally. This reflects Original Medicare activity only and is a volume signal, not a quality ranking.

ClinicianSpecialtyLocationMedicare services
Changping Jia, MDDiagnostic RadiologyBrooklyn, NY1,367
Steven DanielsDiagnostic RadiologyBrooklyn, NY685
Olga Tsireshkin, MDDiagnostic RadiologyBrooklyn, NY401
Allen Zelman, MDDiagnostic RadiologyBrooklyn, NY329
Ralph Pinchinat, D.O.Diagnostic RadiologyBrooklyn, NY327
Alexandra Napolitano, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyBrooklyn, NY296
Jose Mora, M.D., M.P.A.Diagnostic RadiologyBrooklyn, NY269
Carl Schiff, MDRheumatologyBrooklyn, NY249
Nancy Urban, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyBrooklyn, NY188
Steve Losik, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyBrooklyn, NY180
Richard Steinberg, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyBrooklyn, NY160
Matin Sharafatkhah, M.DEndocrinologyBrooklyn, NY129

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