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
Ascension Via Christi Hospital Manhattan, Inc Manhattan, KS $971.20 $32.92 – $1,040.54
CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs Council Bluffs, IA $978.18 $349.35 – $1,979.65
CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center - Bergan Mercy Omaha, NE $978.18 $395.93 – $1,979.65
Lasting Hope Recovery Center Omaha, NE $978.18 $395.93 – $1,979.65
CHI Health Immanuel Omaha, NE $978.18 $326.06 – $1,979.65
CHI Health Lakeside Omaha, NE $978.18 $372.64 – $1,979.65
CHI Health Midlands Papillion, NE $978.18 $419.22 – $1,979.65
CHI Health Mercy Corning Corning, IA $981.12 $878.92 – $2,003.12
St. Mary Medical Center Long Beach, CA $981.26 $182.06 – $2,282.00
Community Hospital San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA $981.41 $202.29 – $2,510.00
ST HELENA HOSPITAL Vallejo, CA $992.10 $42.83 – $1,033.44
Advocate South Suburban Hospital Hazel Crest, IL $995.00 $607.37 – $3,966.00
Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago, IL $995.00 $607.37 – $3,966.00
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City Jefferson City, MO $999.90 $352.12 – $720.75
CHI Health Missouri Valley Missouri Valley, IA $1,001.56 $715.40 – $2,003.12
Sentara Albemarle Regional Medical Center Elizabeth City, NC $1,003.00 $382.11 – $389.75
Banner Desert Medical Center Mesa, AZ $1,015.00 $273.41 – $2,718.75
CHI Memorial Hospital - Georgia Ringgold, GA $1,017.36 $336.72 – $2,783.97
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson, TN $1,017.36 $180.00 – $2,405.90
San Martin Hospital Las Vegas, NV $1,022.13 $194.38 – $3,440.34
Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Fort Smith Fort Smith, AR $1,030.25 $59.00 – $828.29
MUSC Health Black River Medical Center Cades, SC $1,033.00 $278.39 – $409.00
Allina Health Faribault Medical Center Faribualt, MN $1,035.16 $380.88 – $1,859.99
Buffalo Hospital Buffalo, MN $1,035.16 $380.88 – $1,859.99
Cambridge Medical Center Cambridge, MN $1,035.16 $380.88 – $1,859.99
River Falls Area Hospital River Falls, MN $1,035.16 $380.88 – $3,281.93
Owatonna Hospital Owatonna, MN $1,035.16 $380.88 – $1,859.99
Banner Wyoming Medical Center Casper, WY $1,035.30 $401.83 – $2,366.40
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis, MO $1,045.00 $251.51 – $669.29
Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital Grand Rapids, MI $1,047.00 $398.33 – $717.00
Corewell Health Blodgett Hospital East Grand Rapids, MI $1,047.00 $398.33 – $717.00
Banner Gateway Medical Center Gilbert, AZ $1,047.62 $273.41 – $2,718.75
Advocate Sherman Hospital Elgin, IL $1,050.00 $607.37 – $2,694.00
OSF Healthcare Divine Mercy Continuing Care Hospital Peoria, IL $1,050.00 not published
Moanalua Medical Center HONOLULU, HI $1,056.00 $414.00 – $414.00
Weirton Medical Center Weirton, WV $1,063.50 $29.85 – $1,942.12
Rochester General Hospital Rochester, NY $1,067.57 $326.18 – $326.18
Newark Wayne Community Hospital Newark, NY $1,067.57 $209.09 – $435.68
Wellstar Cobb Hospital Austell, GA $1,087.32 $406.05 – $773.33
Wellstar Douglas Hospital Douglasville, GA $1,087.32 $402.40 – $773.33
Wellstar Kennestone Hospital Marietta, GA $1,087.32 $406.05 – $773.33
Wellstar MCG Health Augusta, GA $1,087.32 $350.33 – $686.64
Wellstar North Fulton Hospital Roswell, GA $1,087.32 $406.05 – $773.33
Wellstar Paulding Hospital Hiram, GA $1,087.32 $406.05 – $773.33
Wellstar Roosevelt Long Term Acute Care at Warm Springs P O Box 280, GA $1,087.32 not published
Wellstar Spalding Regional Hospital Griffin, GA $1,087.32 $400.98 – $785.92
Wellstar Sylvan Grove Hospital Jackson, GA $1,087.32 $502.51 – $1,164.18
Wellstar West Georgia Medical Center Lagrange, GA $1,087.32 $393.38 – $773.33
Wellstar Windy Hill Hospital Marietta, GA $1,087.32 $388.99 – $773.33
Lourdes Hospital Paducah, KY $1,088.40 not published

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