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

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

What is Whole-Body Bone Scan (Nuclear Medicine)? Read the full explainer →

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
MaineHealth - Memorial Hospital North Conway, NH $2,799.85 $38.16 – $983.30
Texas Health Hospital Mansfield Mansfield, TX $2,812.40 $401.59 – $803.19
Texas Health Huguley Hospital Fort Worth South Burleson, TX $2,812.40 $402.25 – $804.51
Ascension Sacred Heart Pensacola (Sacred Heart Health System, Inc.) Pensacola, FL $2,826.40 $403.35 – $884.18
Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital Sugar Land, TX $2,838.00 $401.59 – $783.11
Houston Methodist West Hospital Houston, TX $2,838.00 $401.59 – $1,606.37
Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital Baytown, TX $2,838.00 $401.59 – $783.11
Houston Methodist Willowbrook Hospital Houston, TX $2,838.00 $401.59 – $783.11
Houston Methodist Clear Lake Hospital Nassau Bay, TX $2,838.00 $401.59 – $783.11
Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital The Woodlands, TX $2,838.00 $401.59 – $803.19
Houston Methodist Continuing Care Hospital Katy, TX $2,838.00 $888.61 – $888.61
Houston Methodist Cypress Hospital Cypress, TX $2,838.00 $401.59 – $783.11
NewYork-Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital Cortlandt Manor, NY $2,906.00 $430.73 – $594.36
NewYork-Presbyterian Columbia University Irving Medical Center New York, NY $2,915.00 $218.00 – $594.36
Mercy Hospital Pittsburg Pittsburg, KS $2,926.30 $191.52 – $1,345.10
UPMC St. Margaret Pittsburgh, PA $2,979.00 $111.63 – $511.06
Dominican Hospital Santa Cruz, CA $3,018.15 $202.29 – $6,158.70
Adventhealth Ocala Ocala, FL $3,031.44 $417.47 – $926.79
OSF Saint Anthony's Health Center Alton, IL $3,067.20 $428.40 – $436.97
WellSpan Evangelical Community Hospital Lewisburg, PA $3,111.00 $111.63 – $2,259.58
Ascension NE Wisconsin - St. Elizabeth Campus (Ascension NE Wisconsin, Inc.) Appleton, WI $3,127.02 $42.55 – $811.23
Ascension NE Wisconsin - Mercy Campus (Ascension NE Wisconsin, Inc.) Oshkosh, WI $3,127.02 $42.55 – $811.23
Providence Alaska Medical Center Anchorage, AK $3,136.38 $2,598.71 – $2,598.71
Mercy Medical Center Merced Merced, CA $3,155.41 $202.29 – $1,439.14
Yavapai Regional Medical Center (East) Prescott, AZ $3,155.73 $282.16 – $3,000.50
St Anne Hospital Toledo, OH $3,157.20 not published
OSF Holy Family Medical Center Monmouth, IL $3,220.00 not published
Mercy Hospital Southeast Cape Girardeau, MO $3,220.75 $186.56 – $2,569.04
Adventhealth Fish Memorial Orange City, FL $3,339.54 $396.60 – $794.53
MEDICAL CITY FRISCO HOSPITAL Frisco, TX $3,372.89 $275.66 – $557.25
Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka Eureka, CA $3,486.87 $514.17 – $1,395.45
St. Joseph's Medical Center Stockton Stockton, CA $3,526.83 $202.29 – $4,918.36
HCA HealthONE PRESBYTERIAN ST. LUKE'S REHABILITATION, A PART OF SPALDING REHABILITATION Denver, CO $3,625.74 $634.65 – $848.52
HCA FLORIDA AVENTURA HOSPITAL HIALEAH, FL $3,651.00 $567.42 – $641.10
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa, CA $3,694.44 $567.62 – $1,230.55
Mercy Hospital Oklahoma City Oklahoma City, OK $3,699.38 $59.00 – $1,024.10
NewYork-Presbyterian Queens Flushing, NY $3,749.00 $218.00 – $499.26
STONESPRINGS HOSPITAL CENTER Dulles, VA $3,754.25 $150.19 – $1,321.80
UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh, PA $3,787.80 $73.80 – $604.34
Adventhealth Durand Durand, WI $3,828.09 not published
Adventhealth Gordon Calhoun, GA $3,901.35 $357.34 – $804.80
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas, CA $3,908.09 $202.29 – $3,091.90
RESTON HOSPITAL CENTER VIENNA, VA $4,013.79 $148.46 – $1,321.80
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle, WA $4,099.68 $462.93 – $1,674.99
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle, WA $4,099.68 $462.93 – $1,730.21
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah, WA $4,099.68 $464.23 – $1,730.21
AdventHealth Orlando Orlando, FL $4,169.00 $417.47 – $1,106.30
AdventHealth Deland Deland, FL $4,243.53 $396.60 – $832.57
LEWISGALE MEDICAL CENTER ROANOKE, VA $4,266.00 $177.61 – $848.52
HCA FLORIDA SOUTH SHORE HOSPITAL PARRISH, FL $4,299.13 $528.29 – $539.41

Related imaging procedures