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
San Bernardino - Fontana Medical Center FONTANA, CA $2,121.60 $365.00 – $365.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE, CA $2,121.60 $365.00 – $365.00
South Bay Medical Center HARBOR CITY, CA $2,121.60 $365.00 – $365.00
San Marcos Medical Center SAN MARCOS, CA $2,121.60 $365.00 – $365.00
West Los Angeles Medical Center LOS ANGELES, CA $2,121.60 $365.00 – $365.00
Woodland Hills Medical Center WOODLAND HILLS, CA $2,121.60 $365.00 – $365.00
Panorama Medical Center PANORAMA CITY, CA $2,121.60 $365.00 – $365.00
San Diego Clairemont Mesa Medical Center SAN DIEGO, CA $2,121.60 $365.00 – $365.00
Los Angeles Sunset Medical Center LOS ANGELES, CA $2,121.60 $365.00 – $365.00
Moreno Valley Medical Center MORENO VALLEY, CA $2,121.60 $365.00 – $365.00
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Flaget Memorial Hospital Bardstown, KY $2,159.60 $626.75 – $4,631.90
Dell Children's Medical Center (Ascension Seton) Austin, TX $2,163.00 $244.25 – $2,524.32
UPMC East Monroeville, PA $2,164.80 $111.63 – $2,886.40
Ascension St. Vincent Clay (St. Vincent Clay Hospital, Inc.) Brazil, IN $2,166.00 $29.70 – $427.43
Sanford USD Medical Center Sioux Falls, SD $2,167.20 $182.81 – $2,438.10
Marcum Wallace Hospital Irvine, KY $2,177.40 not published
Waldo County General Hospital Belfast, ME $2,186.50 $39.70 – $2,059.68
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane, WA $2,190.30 $445.48 – $1,325.27
Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital DBA Northwestern Medicine Catherine Gratz Griffin Lake Forest Hospital Lake Forest, IL $2,202.20 not published
Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital McHenry, IL $2,202.20 not published
Mercy Medical Center Mt. Shasta Mt Shasta, CA $2,207.97 $275.11 – $2,781.24
Ascension St. Vincent Carmel Ambulatory Surgery Center Carmel, IN $2,208.00 $29.70 – $427.43
Ascension St. Vincent Naab Surgery Center Indianapolis, IN $2,208.00 $29.70 – $427.43
Ascension St. Vincent Fishers (St. Vincent Fishers Hospital, Inc.) Fishers, IN $2,208.00 $29.70 – $427.43
Ascension St. Vincent Carmel (St. Vincent Carmel Hospital, Inc.) Carmel, IN $2,208.00 $29.70 – $427.43
UPMC Passavant-McCandless Pittsburgh, PA $2,214.00 $111.63 – $594.26
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria, CA $2,214.90 $202.29 – $4,411.96
Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital IL 60190, IL $2,215.50 not published
Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital Geneva, IL $2,215.50 not published
Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital DeKalb, IL $2,219.70 not published
martin north hospital Stuart, FL $2,252.90 $31.26 – $1,733.00
indian river hospital Vero Beach, FL $2,252.90 $31.75 – $2,772.80
Boca Raton Regional Hospital BOCA RATON, FL $2,258.75 $409.97 – $2,269.18
Ascension St. Francis Hospital, Inc. Milwaukee, WI $2,271.05 $145.21 – $848.52
Midwest Orthopedic Specialty Hospital Franklin, WI $2,271.05 $145.21 – $848.52
Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital - St. Joseph Campus Milwaukee, WI $2,271.05 $145.21 – $848.52
California Hospital Medical Center Los Angeles, CA $2,291.63 $182.06 – $3,732.75
Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Ozaukee Campus (Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee, Inc.) Mequon, WI $2,294.90 $66.13 – $860.57
Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Milwaukee Campus (Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee, Inc.) Milwaukee, WI $2,294.90 $66.13 – $860.57
CHI St. Vincent Hospital Hot Springs Hot Springs, AR $2,301.00 $133.93 – $1,840.80
Ascension St. Vincent Kokomo (St. Joseph Hospital & Health Center, Inc.) Kokomo, IN $2,310.00 $29.70 – $427.43
St Mary's Hospital Richmond, VA $2,323.20 not published
St Francis Medical Center Midlothian, VA $2,323.20 not published
Memorial Regional Hospital Mechanicsville, VA $2,323.20 not published
Richmond Community Hospital Richmond, VA $2,323.20 not published
Adventhealth Manchester Manchester, KY $2,350.73 $375.10 – $375.10
Ascension Sacred Heart Gulf (Sacred Heart Health System, Inc.) Joe, FL $2,358.00 $431.99 – $884.18
Sequoia Hospital Redwood City, CA $2,366.37 $202.29 – $5,330.82
Adventhealth Hendersonville Hendersonville, NC $2,400.00 $382.11 – $954.13
UnityPoint Health - Meriter Hospital Madison, WI $2,435.61 $37.22 – $1,010.78

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