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
UPMC Williamsport Williamsport, PA $1,474.20 $78.72 – $564.55
AdventHealth New Smyrna Beach New Smyrna Beach, FL $1,475.80 $396.60 – $911.97
Franklin Memorial Hospital Farmington, ME $1,476.10 $39.70 – $1,235.50
Providence Newberg Medical Center Newberg, OR $1,483.50 $256.67 – $813.17
Providence Portland Medical Center Portland, OR $1,483.50 $227.57 – $1,551.28
Providence St Vincent Medical Center Portland, OR $1,483.50 $227.57 – $1,551.28
Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center Oregon City, OR $1,483.50 $227.57 – $1,551.28
Providence Milwaukie Hospital Milwaukie, OR $1,483.50 $227.57 – $1,551.28
Mary Immaculate Hospital Newport News, VA $1,484.40 not published
Maryview Hospital Portsmouth, VA $1,484.40 not published
St. Francis Hospital Federal Way, WA $1,489.09 $780.44 – $3,558.73
UnityPoint Health - Iowa Lutheran Hospital Des Moines, IA $1,489.56 $36.97 – $547.41
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago, IL $1,500.00 $607.37 – $3,966.00
Providence Saint John's Health Center Santa Monica, CA $1,502.90 $514.17 – $1,950.38
Riverside Methodist Hospital Columbus, OH $1,504.10 $385.47 – $385.47
Grady Memorial Hospital Delaware, OH $1,504.10 $385.47 – $400.89
Dublin Methodist Hospital Dublin, OH $1,504.10 $385.47 – $385.47
Grant Medical Center Columbus, OH $1,504.10 $385.47 – $385.47
Doctors Hospital Columbus, OH $1,504.10 $393.90 – $393.90
Banner Fort Collins Medical Center Fort Collins, CO $1,513.47 $391.72 – $2,638.15
OSF Sacred Heart Medical Center – Urbana Danville, IL $1,522.80 $428.40 – $436.97
HSHS Good Shepherd Hospital Shelbyville, IL $1,531.44 $1,163.96 – $1,280.35
Community Hospital Torrington, WY $1,531.62 $1,061.28 – $2,339.64
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Bettendorf Bettendorf, IA $1,534.24 $36.97 – $751.78
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Muscatine Muscatine, IA $1,534.24 $36.97 – $786.30
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island, IL $1,534.24 $36.97 – $845.75
Jewish Hospital Cincinnati, OH $1,535.40 not published
Anderson Hospital Cincinnati, OH $1,535.40 not published
Clermont Hospital Batavia, OH $1,535.40 not published
Kings Mills Hospital Mason, OH $1,535.40 not published
Fairfield Hospital Fairfield, OH $1,535.40 not published
Mercy West Hospital Cincinnati, OH $1,535.40 not published
OSF Saint Paul Medical Center Mendota, IL $1,537.60 not published
Sanford Vermillion Hospital Vermillion, SD $1,538.40 $567.29 – $1,730.70
Ogallala Community Hospital Ogallala, NE $1,538.86 $1,061.28 – $2,339.64
Harlan ARH Hospital KY 40831, KY $1,539.60 $369.04 – $369.04
Paintsville ARH Hospital Paintsville, KY $1,539.60 $252.97 – $252.97
St Patrick Hospital - Broadway Campus Missoula, MT $1,540.00 $412.51 – $1,268.29
SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital Saint Louis, MO $1,540.00 $213.97 – $678.82
OSF Saint Elizabeth Medical Center Ottawa, IL $1,542.00 $428.40 – $436.97
Providence Mission Hospital - Mission Viejo Mission Viejo, CA $1,554.72 $437.05 – $951.22
Northwestern Medicine Palos Hospital Palos Heights, IL $1,559.60 not published
Southside Regional Medical Center Petersburg, VA $1,561.50 not published
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Alliance Fort Worth, TX $1,570.65 $275.66 – $303.23
Texas Health Arlington Memorial Hospital Arlington, TX $1,570.65 $275.66 – $303.23
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Allen Allen, TX $1,570.65 $275.66 – $297.71
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Azle Azle, TX $1,570.65 $275.66 – $303.23
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Denton Denton, TX $1,570.65 $275.66 – $303.23
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Flower Mound Flower Mound, TX $1,570.65 $275.66 – $303.23
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas Dallas, TX $1,570.65 $275.66 – $297.71

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