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
Texas Health Hospital Frisco Frisco, TX $1,570.65 $275.66 – $297.71
Texas Health Heart & Vascular Hospital Arlington Arlington, TX $1,570.65 $275.66 – $303.23
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Kaufman Kaufman, TX $1,570.65 $275.66 – $297.71
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Hurst-Euless-Bedford Bedford, TX $1,570.65 $275.66 – $303.23
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Plano Plano, TX $1,570.65 $275.66 – $297.71
Texas Health Hospital Rockwall Rockwall, TX $1,570.65 $275.66 – $297.71
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southwest Fort Worth Fort Worth, TX $1,570.65 $275.66 – $303.23
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth Fort Worth, TX $1,570.65 $275.66 – $303.23
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Stephenville Stephenville, TX $1,570.65 $489.74 – $528.92
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Cleburne Cleburne, TX $1,570.65 $275.66 – $303.23
Springfield Medical Center Springfield, OH $1,571.40 not published
St. Joseph Medical Center Tacoma, WA $1,571.53 $780.44 – $3,558.73
UnityPoint Health - Grinnell Regional Medical Center Grinnell, IA $1,572.76 $36.97 – $792.27
Mercy Hospital Logan County Guthrie, OK $1,573.00 $191.52 – $1,073.00
Mercy Hospital Kingfisher Kingfisher, OK $1,573.00 $191.52 – $918.97
HSHS Holy Family Hospital GREENVILLE, IL $1,573.20 $334.42 – $1,071.01
Emory Hospital Perry Perry, GA $1,577.00 $338.14 – $920.33
Emory Hospital Warner Robins Warner Robins, GA $1,577.00 $338.14 – $920.33
Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital Hood River, OR $1,584.00 not published
HSHS St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital Mattoon, IL $1,589.76 $334.42 – $2,208.00
Parkview Whitley Hospital & Parkview Kosciusko Hospital Columbia City, IN $1,593.00 $422.96 – $634.44
Parkview Huntington Hospital Huntington, IN $1,595.00 $422.96 – $634.44
Northridge Hospital Medical Center Northridge, CA $1,599.23 $202.29 – $5,732.00
University Hospitals Conneaut Medical Center Conneaut, OH $1,601.25 $492.30 – $628.20
University Hospitals Geneva Medical Center Geneva, OH $1,601.25 $492.30 – $628.20
Parkview LaGrange Hospital Lagrange, IN $1,603.00 $780.44 – $780.44
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph East Lexington, KY $1,604.29 $626.75 – $3,634.54
CHI Health St. Francis Grand Island, NE $1,617.19 $433.40 – $2,576.54
Parkview DeKalb Hospital Auburn, IN $1,618.50 $422.96 – $634.44
Mid Coast Hospital Brunswick, ME $1,619.85 $38.16 – $1,143.61
Parkview Noble Hospital Kendallville, IN $1,623.50 $422.96 – $634.44
Sanford Canton Inwood Medical Center Canton, SD $1,626.40 $695.29 – $1,829.70
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Janesville Janesville, WI $1,628.55 $302.00 – $1,694.05
Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center Burbank, CA $1,629.60 $381.97 – $1,434.70
CHI Health Good Samaritan Kearney, NE $1,639.07 $433.40 – $2,498.91
Parkview Wabash Hospital Wabash, IN $1,641.50 $780.44 – $780.44
Mercy Hospital Healdton Healdton, OK $1,642.55 $191.52 – $918.97
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton, IA $1,649.05 $368.14 – $2,537.00
HSHS St. Mary's Hospital DECATUR, IL $1,654.56 $334.42 – $2,298.00
St Francis Downtown Greenville, SC $1,661.40 not published
St Francis Eastside Greenville, SC $1,661.40 not published
Allen Hospital Oberlin, OH $1,662.60 not published
Ascension St. Vincent's Clay County (St. Vincent's Medical Center, Inc.) Middleburg, FL $1,665.83 $391.25 – $884.18
Ascension St. Vincent's St. Johns County (St. Vincent's Health System, Inc.) Saint Johns, FL $1,665.83 $395.28 – $884.18
Ascension St. Vincent's Riverside (St. Vincent's Medical Center, Inc.) Jacksonville, FL $1,665.83 $391.25 – $884.18
Ascension St. Vincent's Southside (St. Luke's-St. Vincent's HealthCare, Inc.) Jacksonville, FL $1,665.83 $387.22 – $884.18
MUSC Health Florence Medical Center Florence, SC $1,666.00 $297.49 – $409.00
OSF St Francis Hospital Escanaba, MI $1,666.40 not published
Parkview Regional Medical Center & Parkview Hospital Randallia Fort Wayne, IN $1,673.50 $422.96 – $634.44
MUSC Health Kershaw Medical Center Camden, SC $1,675.00 $222.95 – $425.07

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