Whole-Body Bone Scan (Nuclear Medicine) cost at US hospitals

Nuclear medicine bone and joint imaging, whole body · CPT 78306

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Whole-Body Bone Scan (Nuclear Medicine)

A whole-body bone scan uses a small injected radioactive tracer that collects wherever bone is actively remodeling, then photographs the entire skeleton at once. It shows where bone is reacting to something, which is often visible here long before it shows on an x-ray.

$149.04

lowest cash price

$1,570.65

national median

$15,401.55

highest cash price

906

hospitals with a published cash price

Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $149.04–$15,401.55 — the variation is the story.

Most expensive published cash price

$15,401.55

HCA FLORIDA OSCEOLA HOSPITAL — ORLANDO, FL

Median cash price over time

Sep 1, 2025 ($1,619.85) → Sep 1, 2026 ($5,214.14)

By state

State Hospitals Lowest cash Median Highest
Alaska 2 $1,152.48 $1,152.48 $3,136.38
Arizona 17 $485.75 $790.34 $3,155.73
Arkansas 6 $296.85 $634.49 $5,203.59
California 88 $392.94 $2,121.60 $4,350.30
Colorado 17 $959.98 $4,728.76 $14,767.50
Florida 77 $1,265.60 $5,109.37 $15,401.55
Georgia 25 $1,017.36 $1,087.32 $5,969.21
Hawaii 2 $587.20 $587.20 $1,056.00
Illinois 50 $658.35 $1,537.60 $3,220.00
Indiana 26 $934.50 $1,777.20 $5,214.14
Iowa 26 $188.00 $1,272.03 $2,700.00
Kansas 11 $971.20 $4,775.50 $8,605.49
Kentucky 22 $786.47 $1,750.20 $5,999.15
Louisiana 2 $428.48 $428.48 $428.48
Maine 7 $1,476.10 $1,967.90 $2,186.50
Maryland 2 $223.20 $223.20 $223.20
Michigan 27 $474.88 $949.00 $2,082.00
Minnesota 19 $595.10 $1,197.60 $2,059.20
Mississippi 10 $302.00 $528.00 $652.50
Missouri 20 $783.75 $1,045.00 $6,142.50
Montana 2 $1,540.00 $1,540.00 $1,540.00
Nebraska 13 $291.18 $1,202.50 $1,794.46
Nevada 3 $1,022.13 $1,131.83 $1,165.86
New Hampshire 1 $2,799.85 $2,799.85 $2,799.85
New Jersey 21 $369.97 $473.22 $571.43
New Mexico 1 not published by hospital not published by hospital not published by hospital
New York 22 $475.51 $475.51 $3,749.00
North Carolina 15 $1,003.00 $1,396.88 $2,400.00
North Dakota 4 $1,142.40 $1,819.20 $1,846.40
Ohio 67 $773.25 $1,535.40 $3,157.20
Oklahoma 15 $606.15 $1,573.00 $6,211.27
Oregon 12 $149.04 $1,483.50 $1,984.50
Pennsylvania 31 $424.50 $1,474.20 $3,787.80
South Carolina 11 $764.50 $1,661.40 $6,740.00
South Dakota 7 $1,538.40 $1,969.60 $2,167.20
Tennessee 37 $262.64 $452.25 $6,474.03
Texas 116 $597.51 $1,823.30 $13,329.12
Virginia 42 $443.90 $1,561.50 $8,796.00
Washington 31 $807.20 $1,443.18 $4,099.68
West Virginia 17 $383.00 $905.50 $1,750.00
Wisconsin 33 $820.23 $1,400.00 $3,828.09
Wyoming 4 $1,035.30 $1,531.62 $1,763.17

All hospitals

Hospital Location Cash price Negotiated range
NORTHWEST MEDICAL FOUNDATION OF TILLAMOOK Tillamook, OR $149.04 $32.56 – $90.75
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines, IA $188.00 $37.79 – $874.53
UPMC Western Maryland Cumberland, MD $223.20 $372.00 – $372.00
Claiborne Medical Center Tazewell, TN $262.64 $151.18 – $865.75
LeConte Medical Center Sevierville, TN $272.02 $151.18 – $865.75
Parkwest Medical Center Knoxville, TN $281.40 $151.18 – $865.75
Morristown-Hamblen Hospital Association Morristown, TN $281.40 $151.18 – $865.75
CHI Health Nebraska Heart Lincoln, NE $291.18 $151.92 – $519.06
82-3844150 BMH Crittenden West Memphis, AR $296.85 $59.00 – $735.92
Cumberland Medical Center, Inc. Crossville, TN $300.16 $151.18 – $865.75
64-0682111 BMH DeSoto Southaven, MS $302.00 $300.37 – $1,158.00
Roane County Medical Center Harriman, TN $309.54 $151.18 – $865.75
Fort Loudoun Medical Center Lenoir City, TN $309.54 $151.18 – $865.75
Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center Knoxville, TN $309.54 $151.18 – $865.75
Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge Oak Ridge, TN $309.54 $151.18 – $865.75
64-0362400 Anderson Regional Main Campus Meridian, MS $344.08 $363.87 – $826.99
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Rahway Rahway, NJ $369.97 $123.00 – $1,197.64
Braxton County Memorial Hospital Gassaway, WV $383.00 not published
St. Bernardine Medical Center San Bernardino, CA $392.94 $202.29 – $1,972.88
62-0123940 BMH Collierville Collierville, TN $415.59 $120.94 – $735.92
SONORA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Sonora, CA $421.43 $39.50 – $1,085.33
Uniontown Hospital Uniontown, PA $424.50 $29.85 – $804.80
CHRISTUS St. Francis Cabrini Hospital Alexandria, LA $428.48 $374.59 – $1,018.79
64-0772726 BMH North Mississippi Oxford, MS $429.18 $39.00 – $1,027.00
LODI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION INC Lodi, CA $438.06 $39.50 – $1,180.44
Ocean University Medical Center Brick, NJ $439.15 $319.59 – $1,021.05
Southern Ocean Medical Center Manahawkin, NJ $439.15 $319.59 – $938.94
Dickenson Community Hospital CLINTWOOD, VA $443.90 $222.25 – $697.93
Lee County Community Hospital PENNINGTON GAP, VA $443.90 $222.25 – $697.93
Johnson County Community Hospital MOUNTAIN CITY, TN $443.90 $140.29 – $528.56
Bayshore Medical Center Holmdel, NJ $444.77 $319.59 – $1,021.05
Jersey Shore University Medical Center Neptune City, NJ $444.77 $319.59 – $1,158.70
Riverview Medical Center Red Bank, NJ $444.77 $105.00 – $1,021.05
Raritan Bay Medical Center Perth Amboy, NJ $445.16 $168.75 – $1,021.05
JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute (JRI) Edison, NJ $445.16 $359.29 – $1,081.39
Trinitas Regional Medical Center Elizabeth, NJ $451.23 $140.85 – $1,197.64
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL, TN $452.25 $140.29 – $910.18
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY, TN $452.25 $170.53 – $791.28
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE, TN $452.25 $88.90 – $813.24
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital ROGERSVILLE, TN $452.25 $123.47 – $790.69
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT, TN $452.25 $140.29 – $910.18
Indian Path Community Hospital KINGSPORT, TN $452.25 $140.29 – $870.49
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY, TN $452.25 $140.29 – $813.24
Johnston Memorial Hospital ABINGDON, VA $452.25 $140.29 – $850.31
Lonesome Pine Hospital BIG STONE GAP, VA $452.25 $123.47 – $936.12
Russell County Hospital LEBANON, VA $452.25 $222.25 – $850.31
Smyth County Community Hospital MARION, VA $452.25 $222.25 – $850.31
Sycamore Shoals Hospital ELIZABETHTON, TN $452.25 $140.29 – $790.69
62-1138045 BMH Union City Union City, TN $466.00 $300.37 – $733.84
62-1519754 BMH Golden Triangle Columbus, MS $466.50 $352.85 – $1,087.00

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