Bone density scan (DEXA) cost in Detroit, MI

Prices at 3 hospitals in Detroit, MI, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $512 — 37% above the US median ($374), roughly 13.0× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Henry Ford Health St John Hospital Detroit, MI $109 $88 ★ 1/5 170 min —
Children's Hospital of Michigan Detroit, MI $512 — — — —
Detroit Receiving Hospital Detroit, MI $905 — ★ 1/5 139 min —

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 October 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)
$683
Cash / self-pay
$512
Insurer-negotiated
$88
Medicare pays
$39
$190$827
Median cash $512  ·  Medicare $39  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $512 — about 13.0× the Medicare rate ($39). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($79).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $683 list price could save about $171 (25%).

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Doctors who perform this in Detroit

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
Mehool ShuklaDiagnostic RadiologyDetroit, MI3,443
Xiaoni Hong, MD,Diagnostic RadiologyDetroit, MI1,160
Ishani Dalal, MDDiagnostic RadiologyDetroit, MI541
John Kalabat, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyDetroit, MI540
Vjekoslav Mikelic, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyDetroit, MI405
Henry Bone, M.D.Internal MedicineDetroit, MI190
Hafeez Ahmed, MDDiagnostic RadiologyDetroit, MI178
Milan Pantelic, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyDetroit, MI165
Daniel Osborn, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyDetroit, MI106
Ramya Manney, M.D.Internal MedicineDetroit, MI29
Nicole Rocco, M.D.Internal MedicineDetroit, MI28
Gulcin Altinok, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyDetroit, MI19

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