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
HCA HealthONE SKY RIDGE Lone Tree, CO $14,767.50 $96.90 – $975.18
HCA HealthONE SOUTH PARKER ER, A PART OF SKY RIDGE PARKER, CO $14,767.50 $96.90 – $975.18
HCA FLORIDA POINCIANA HOSPITAL DAVENPORT, FL $14,962.00 $521.24 – $848.52
HCA FLORIDA BRANDON HOSPITAL TAMPA, FL $15,072.97 $528.29 – $848.52
HCA FLORIDA OCALA HOSPITAL SUMMERFIELD, FL $15,184.16 $496.37 – $848.52
HCA FLORIDA OSCEOLA HOSPITAL ORLANDO, FL $15,401.55 $521.24 – $848.52
RESEARCH PSYCHIATRIC CENTER Kansas City, MO not published $222.41 – $486.83
RESEARCH MEDICAL CENTER Kansas City, MO not published $218.05 – $486.83
LEE'S SUMMIT MEDICAL CENTER Lee's Summit, MO not published $218.05 – $486.83
CENTERPOINT MEDICAL CENTER Independence, MO not published $218.05 – $486.83
HCA FLORIDA NORTH FLORIDA HOSPITAL NEWBERRY, FL not published $549.76 – $848.52
HCA FLORIDA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL JACKSONVILLE, FL not published $520.41 – $848.52
HCA HealthONE BELMAR ER, A PART OF SWEDISH LAKEWOOD, CO not published $93.75 – $994.77
HCA HealthONE AURORA Aurora, CO not published $92.57 – $904.69
HCA HOUSTON WEST HOUSTON, TX not published $270.15 – $1,994.47
HCA HOUSTON SOUTHEAST PASADENA, TX not published $270.15 – $1,994.47
CENTENNIAL MEDICAL CENTER AT ASHLAND CITY Ashland City, TN not published $111.26 – $737.53
MEDICAL CITY MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS CENTER - ALLIANCE FORT WORTH, TX not published $557.25 – $557.25
Gouverneur Hospital Gouverneur, NY not published $162.08 – $162.08
MEDICAL CITY GREEN OAKS HOSPITAL DALLAS, TX not published $275.66 – $275.66
Ascension St. Vincent Heart Center (St. Vincent Heart Center of Indiana, LLC) Carmel, IN not published $29.70 – $427.43
Parkview Ortho Hospital Fort Wayne, IN not published $422.96 – $634.44
CHRISTUS St. Michael Hospital - Atlanta Atlanta, TX not published $59.00 – $876.09
Gerald Champion Regional Medical Center Alamogordo, NM not published $247.43 – $612.96
CHRISTUS Southeast Texas Jasper Memorial Jasper, TX not published $202.68 – $1,193.57
CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Hospital - San Marcos San Marcos, TX not published $245.59 – $985.21
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southlake Southlake, TX not published $275.66 – $303.23
Texas Health Center for Diagnostics and Surgery Plano Plano, TX not published $275.66 – $297.71
Adventhealth Wauchula Wauchula, FL not published $764.69 – $764.69
Swedish Edmonds Hospital Edmonds, WA not published $455.26 – $1,656.59
Covenant Hospital Levelland Levelland, TX not published $389.55 – $423.68
Providence St Joseph Medical Center Polson, MT not published $1,268.29 – $1,268.29
Ascension Seton Edgar B. Davis (Ascension Seton) Luling, TX not published $213.84 – $2,524.32
lodi hospital Lodi, OH not published $401.83 – $480.13
cleveland clinic childrens hospital for rehabilitation Cleveland, OH not published $432.73 – $501.06
Redwood Memorial Hospital Fortuna, CA not published $1,398.71 – $1,398.71
Healdsburg Hospital Healdsburg, CA not published $538.63 – $661.54
Providence St Luke's Rehabilitation Medical Center Spokane, WA not published $137.69 – $490.03
Ascension Saint Alexius Women And Children's Hospital (Ascension St. Alexius Medical Center) Hoffman Estates, IL not published $397.94 – $1,233.22
Ascension Alexian Brothers Rehabilitation Hospital (Alexian Brothers Medical Center) Elk Grove Village, IL not published $397.94 – $1,233.22
Garrett Regional Medical Center Oakland, MD not published not published
Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical Center Williamsburg, VA not published $397.85 – $409.55
Ascension Alexian Brothers Behavioral Health Hospital Hoffman Estates, IL not published $581.19 – $866.88
Ascension Saint Thomas Hickman Centerville, TN not published $225.76 – $719.70
Ascension St. Vincent Jennings (St. Vincent Jennings Hospital, Inc.) Vernon, IN not published $29.70 – $427.43
Henry Ford Madison Heights Hospital Madison Heights, MI not published $174.97 – $372.64
Ascension St. John Sapulpa (St. John Sapulpa, Inc.) Sapulpa, OK not published $54.25 – $449.64
Ascension St. John Nowata (Jane Phillips Nowata Hospital, Inc.) Nowata, OK not published $54.25 – $515.59
Ascension St. John Owasso (Owasso Medical Facility, Inc.) Owasso, OK not published $54.25 – $860.02
Ascension Via Christi Hospital St. Teresa, Inc. Wichita, KS not published $371.62 – $1,040.54

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