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
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma, CA $4,350.30 $538.74 – $973.73
SPOTSYLVANIA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER Fredericksburg, VA $4,374.00 $100.13 – $1,403.75
CJW Medical Center-Chippenham Hospital Campus CHESTERFIELD, VA $4,488.00 $119.15 – $1,490.75
HENRICO DOCTORS HOSPITAL RICHMOND, VA $4,488.00 $123.61 – $1,490.75
TRICITIES HOSPITAL HOPEWELL, VA $4,488.00 $107.69 – $1,490.75
HENDERSONVILLE MEDICAL CENTER HENDERSONVILLE, TN $4,489.75 $187.49 – $737.53
Adventhealth Central Texas Killeen, TX $4,500.78 $401.59 – $1,042.00
MEDICAL CITY WEATHERFORD HOSPITAL Weatherford, TX $4,512.04 $275.66 – $405.27
HCA FLORIDA HIGHLANDS HOSPITAL Sebring, FL $4,519.00 $487.57 – $641.10
Adventhealth Waterman Tavares, FL $4,567.08 $417.47 – $873.60
AdventHealth Parker Parker, CO $4,728.76 $413.28 – $780.17
AdventHealth Littleton Littleton, CO $4,728.76 $413.28 – $780.17
AdventHealth Porter Denver, CO $4,728.76 $413.28 – $780.17
AdventHealth Avista Louisville, CO $4,728.76 $413.47 – $788.83
AdventHealth Castle Rock Castle Rock, CO $4,728.76 $413.28 – $780.17
Adventhealth Shawnee Mission Shawnee Mission, KS $4,775.50 $364.50 – $1,097.60
Adventhealth South Overland Park Overland Park, KS $4,775.50 $364.50 – $1,097.60
Adventhealth Ottawa Ottawa, KS $4,775.50 $364.50 – $678.82
Adventhealth Port Charlotte Port Charlotte, FL $4,835.28 $417.47 – $762.31
MEDICAL CITY DALLAS HOSPITAL Dallas, TX $4,841.67 $271.53 – $557.25
LEWISGALE HOSPITAL-ALLEGHANY LOW MOOR, VA $4,866.00 $202.07 – $848.52
MUSC Health Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster, SC $4,881.50 $297.49 – $427.33
HORIZON MEDICAL CENTER DICKSON, TN $5,024.30 $178.99 – $737.53
Adventhealth Lake Wales Lake Wales, FL $5,045.51 $417.47 – $926.79
Adventhealth Daytona Beach Daytona Beach, FL $5,053.66 $396.60 – $696.76
Adventhealth Palm Coast Palm Coast, FL $5,109.37 $396.60 – $891.68
Adventhealth Palm Coast Parkway Palm Coast, FL $5,109.37 $396.60 – $891.68
SOUTHERN HILLS MEDICAL CENTER ANTIOCH, TN $5,120.52 $187.49 – $737.53
HCA FLORIDA BAYONET POINT HOSPITAL HUDSON, FL $5,160.77 $528.29 – $848.52
Mercy Hospital Berryville Berryville, AR $5,203.59 $59.00 – $736.26
Baptist Health Floyd New Albany, IN $5,214.14 $147.39 – $10,428.29
Baptist Health Hardin Elizabethtown, KY $5,214.14 $6,952.19 – $13,904.38
Baptist Health Corbin Corbin, KY $5,214.14 $6,952.19 – $13,904.38
Baptist Health La Grange La Grange, KY $5,214.14 $709.67 – $13,904.38
Baptist Health Lexington Lexington, KY $5,214.14 $790.21 – $14,133.80
Baptist Health Louisville Louisville, KY $5,214.14 $289.53 – $13,904.38
Baptist Health Paducah Paducah, KY $5,214.14 $6,952.19 – $13,904.38
SKYLINE MADISON CAMPUS NASHVILLE, TN $5,221.76 $162.06 – $737.53
Adventhealth Dade City Dade City, FL $5,246.70 $417.47 – $946.29
LAFAYETTE REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER Lexington, MO $5,296.80 $218.05 – $440.34
MEDICAL CITY FORT WORTH HOSPITAL FT WORTH, TX $5,309.55 $275.66 – $557.25
Adventhealth Sebring Sebring, FL $5,453.26 $427.91 – $948.75
Adventhealth Redmond Rome, GA $5,969.21 $367.97 – $1,155.06
GREENVIEW REGIONAL HOSPITAL BOWLING GREEN, KY $5,999.15 $213.37 – $848.52
LEWISGALE HOSPITAL-MONTGOMERY CHRISTIANSBURG, VA $6,091.00 $164.61 – $848.52
Mercy Hospital Lincoln Troy, MO $6,142.50 $479.57 – $527.53
Mercy Hospital Ardmore Northwest Ardmore, OK $6,211.27 $191.52 – $918.97
HCA FLORIDA WESTSIDE HOSPITAL PLANTATION, FL $6,268.00 $572.11 – $641.10
STONECREST MEDICAL CENTER Smyrna, TN $6,278.68 $156.01 – $737.53
SUMMIT MEDICAL CENTER MT JULIET, TN $6,474.03 $172.94 – $737.53

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