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77080

Dxa bone density measurement of hip, pelvis, spine

$599.9M in total Medicare payments across 10 years

🔎 Data Analysis

Procedure 77080 (Dxa bone density measurement of hip, pelvis, spine) received $599.9M in total Medicare payments.

Across 24.8M services, the average Medicare payment was $24.18 per service.

AI-generated analysis based on Medicare payment data.

Spending Trends (2014-2023)

Year-over-Year Breakdown

YearPaymentsServicesYoY Change
2014$70.4M2.3M—
2015$56.1M2.2M-20.2%
2016$57.7M2.3M+2.7%
2017$60.4M2.5M+4.7%
2018$63.1M2.6M+4.6%
2019$63.5M2.7M+0.5%
2020$49.9M2.1M-21.3%
2021$61.3M2.7M+22.6%
2022$57.3M2.6M-6.4%
2023$60.1M2.8M+4.9%

Top Providers for 77080

#ProviderSpecialtyStatePaymentsServicesAvg/Service
1Patrick AloreDiagnostic RadiologyCA$301.4K10.7K$28.06
2Steven MendelsohnDiagnostic RadiologyNY$200.2K4.3K$46.53
3Robert KrupaDiagnostic RadiologyFL$172.0K4.9K$35.06
4Guy BassisDiagnostic RadiologyNY$161.2K3.5K$46.56
5Omid BendavidDiagnostic RadiologyCA$157.5K3.5K$44.54
6Penny VandestreekNuclear MedicineCA$157.0K3.7K$42.37
7Wendy WhittickDiagnostic RadiologyFL$153.4K4.0K$38.39
8Frederick WeilandNuclear MedicineCA$151.1K3.6K$42.36
9Jessica BrantleyPhysician AssistantAZ$147.5K4.8K$31.02
10Sergio DromiDiagnostic RadiologyFL$134.3K3.5K$38.35
11Donald LovelessObstetrics & GynecologyOK$126.7K3.9K$32.30
12Artin AharonianDiagnostic RadiologyMD$125.5K2.8K$44.20
13Gary WilliamsRheumatologyCA$121.4K2.8K$43.08
14Ferris GinsbergDiagnostic RadiologyNJ$121.0K3.7K$32.61
15Steven HendersonDiagnostic RadiologyCA$115.9K2.6K$44.19
16John MelnickDiagnostic RadiologyNY$115.9K3.3K$34.76
17Stacy JacobsDiagnostic RadiologyNY$113.7K2.5K$46.09
18Ulrike HamperDiagnostic RadiologyMD$110.9K2.6K$42.35
19David ChenDiagnostic RadiologyCA$108.6K2.4K$44.65
20Stephen MuehlenbeinDiagnostic RadiologyFL$108.2K2.9K$37.34
21Kevin LampertDiagnostic RadiologyCO$107.8K3.6K$30.22
22Leon AdlerDiagnostic RadiologyFL$107.1K3.1K$34.48
23James WhiteDiagnostic RadiologyFL$105.5K2.8K$37.29
24Jonathan RubinDiagnostic RadiologyDE$103.2K5.2K$20.01
25Paul-Michel DossousDiagnostic RadiologyNY$101.9K2.2K$46.13

Spending by State

StatePaymentsServicesProvidersAvg/Provider
CA$7.3M255.9K1.2K$5.9K
FL$5.8M204.7K1.1K$5.3K
NY$4.7M159.0K851$5.5K
TX$4.1M185.0K1.4K$3.0K
MD$3.0M84.3K325$9.1K
NJ$2.7M87.4K449$6.1K
NC$2.3M106.6K818$2.8K
IL$1.8M113.3K633$2.8K
VA$1.8M87.5K478$3.7K
AZ$1.7M62.8K223$7.7K
PA$1.6M120.0K424$3.8K
WA$1.4M58.9K319$4.4K
MA$1.3M73.6K353$3.8K
MO$1.3M73.2K473$2.8K
TN$1.3M68.1K670$1.9K
GA$1.3M73.6K635$2.0K
CO$1.2M44.1K299$3.9K
OH$1.1M88.0K581$1.9K
MI$948.4K67.5K390$2.4K
IN$850.2K61.1K306$2.8K
SC$814.3K50.1K321$2.5K
MN$797.7K48.2K410$1.9K
KS$782.1K37.4K337$2.3K
CT$754.0K30.7K198$3.8K
WI$741.9K47.8K347$2.1K
AL$705.9K34.9K478$1.5K
IA$659.9K38.4K225$2.9K
NV$649.8K22.4K158$4.1K
LA$540.3K34.0K363$1.5K
AR$522.0K29.1K241$2.2K

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Data Sources

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  • • Medicare Provider Utilization and Payment Data (2014-2023)
  • • CMS National Health Expenditure Data

Last Updated: February 2026 (data through 2023, the latest CMS release)

Note: All data is from publicly available Medicare records. OpenMedicare is an independent journalism project not affiliated with CMS.