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
SSM Health St. Clare Hospital - Baraboo Baraboo, WI $1,225.95 $291.23 – $2,360.54
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines, IA $1,227.20 $377.34 – $1,888.00
UPMC Community Osteopathic Harrisburg, PA $1,228.80 $80.56 – $753.03
UPMC Hanover Hanover, PA $1,228.80 $80.56 – $614.19
UPMC Lititz Lititz, PA $1,228.80 $80.56 – $617.50
UPMC Memorial York, PA $1,228.80 $80.56 – $1,222.94
UPMC Somerset Somerset, PA $1,228.80 $70.72 – $467.48
UPMC Carlisle Carlisle, PA $1,228.80 $80.56 – $1,740.80
Thomas Hospitals South Charleston, WV $1,231.00 $29.85 – $1,931.24
Willard Hospital Willard, OH $1,234.80 not published
OSF St Joseph Medical Center Bloomington, IL $1,237.20 $428.40 – $436.97
Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle, WA $1,243.38 $8.80 – $1,044.76
Henry Ford St John Hospital Detroit, MI $1,245.44 $174.97 – $748.03
ADVENTIST HEALTH DELANO Delano, CA $1,251.60 $78.04 – $1,156.89
Massena Hospital Massena, NY $1,252.04 not published
Van Wert Hospital Van Wert, OH $1,253.20 $410.51 – $418.72
Corewell Health Lakeland Watervliet Watervliet, MI $1,256.00 $402.65 – $603.97
Corewell Health Lakeland St. Joseph St Joseph, MI $1,256.00 $398.33 – $977.42
Mercy Hospital Stoddard Dexter, MO $1,263.60 $187.49 – $2,569.04
Ascension Sacred Heart Bay (Bay County Health System, Inc.) Panama City, FL $1,265.60 $403.35 – $884.18
West Virginia University Hospitals Morgantown, WV $1,268.00 $29.85 – $1,630.21
UnityPoint Health - St. Lukes Downtown Sioux City, IA $1,272.03 $29.64 – $919.04
Southeastern Medical Center Cambridge, OH $1,290.90 $378.21 – $393.34
Berger Hospital Circleville, OH $1,298.70 $385.47 – $385.47
CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Emergency Center - Alon San Antonio, TX $1,308.12 $188.66 – $754.62
Beckley ARH Hospital Beckley, WV $1,314.00 $29.85 – $1,732.26
Hazard ARH Regional Medical Center Hazard, KY $1,314.00 $37.78 – $326.56
Middlesboro ARH Hospital Middlesboro, KY $1,330.20 $275.44 – $275.44
OSF Healthcare Saint Katharine Medical Center Dixon, IL $1,336.30 $428.40 – $428.40
HSHS St. Francis Hospital LITCHFIELD, IL $1,339.20 $455.98 – $1,860.00
Whitesburg ARH Hospital Whitesburg, KY $1,342.20 $37.78 – $220.07
Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville, IL $1,345.00 $607.37 – $2,595.00
Camden Clark Medical Center Parkersburg, WV $1,348.50 $29.85 – $667.80
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph London London, KY $1,348.84 $539.79 – $3,439.80
Defiance Hospital Defiance, OH $1,353.00 not published
MUSC Health Main Campus - Charleston Charleston, SC $1,356.00 $221.52 – $409.00
MUSC Health Orangeburg Medical Center Orangeburg, SC $1,356.00 $371.82 – $409.00
Mercy Hospital Carthage Carthage, MO $1,357.85 $191.52 – $918.97
St. Clare Hospital Lakewood, WA $1,367.70 $780.44 – $3,558.73
Banner North Colorado Medical Center - Loveland Campus Loveland, CO $1,371.84 $392.21 – $2,638.15
St Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital Youngstown, OH $1,372.80 not published
St Elizabeth Boardman Hospital Youngstown, OH $1,372.80 not published
St Joseph Warren Hospital Warren, OH $1,372.80 not published
RIDEOUT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL Marysville, CA $1,376.76 $72.10 – $6,472.95
Woodland Memorial Hospital Woodland, CA $1,380.69 $202.29 – $5,039.00
Mercy San Juan Medical Center Carmichael, CA $1,380.69 $202.29 – $4,182.37
St. Luke's Health - Brazosport Hospital Lake Jackson, TX $1,381.10 $236.76 – $1,973.00
Central Medical Center Seattle, WA $1,382.40 $402.00 – $402.00
Providence St Mary Medical Center Walla Walla, WA $1,382.50 $365.46 – $824.14
HSHS St. Mary's Hospital Medical Center GREEN BAY, WI $1,389.96 $162.47 – $1,246.46

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