US Health Care Costs

Bone scan, whole body

CPT 78306 · Scans and imaging · hospital facility charge

At the 175 hospitals whose price files we have read so far, the typical cash price is $1,747, and most charge between $564 and $9,014 (the middle 80%; price files contain errors, so the extremes are left out). Pick a state to compare its hospitals.

Estimate what you would pay

$1,747typical cash price
$1,199typical commercial insurer rate
$2,996typical list price
175hospitals in 37 states so far
Typical cash price by state
AKMEWI$1.5kVTNHWA$1.1kID$1.4kMTNDMN$592IL$2.0kMI$550NY$1.7kMA$1.4kOR$1.4kNV$9.0kWYSD$2.2kIA$1.5kIN$1.1kOH$1.5kPA$820NJ$497CT$2.4kRICA$2.5kUT$1.7kCO$2.7kNE$690MO$1.1kKY$1.3kWVVA$1.4kMD$1.2kDE$2.1kAZ$4.3kNMKS$6.0kARTN$3.1kNC$1.5kSC$1.8kDCOK$1.4kLAMS$1.1kAL$1.9kGA$1.3kHITX$4.3kFL$9.8kPR

Every state

StateHospitalsTypical cash priceLowest cashHighest cashTypical insurer price
Alabama1$1,919$1,919$1,919$863
Arizona1$4,340$4,340$4,340$648
California16$2,453$1,124$15,239$1,510
Colorado1$2,717$2,717$2,717$3,113
Connecticut1$2,364$2,364$2,364$677
Delaware1$2,053$2,053$2,053$1,856
Florida16$9,817$1,196$17,630$2,792
Georgia7$1,276$984$5,175$1,011
Iowa1$1,534$1,534$1,534$978
Idaho2$1,425$1,425$1,425$1,140
Illinois9$2,020$860$2,995$1,790
Indiana3$1,100$1,078$1,674$1,200
Kansas3$5,982$4,829$7,135$840
Kentucky2$1,300$987$1,614$1,344
Massachusetts4$1,426$1,206$2,002$918
Maryland3$1,248$955$1,325–
Michigan3$550$550$2,082$547
Minnesota1$592$592$592$957
Missouri6$1,120$776$1,901$1,176
Mississippi1$1,123$1,123$1,123$884
North Carolina6$1,455$1,193$6,030$1,441
Nebraska1$690$690$690$865
New Jersey10$497$445$536$1,325
Nevada1$8,974$8,974$8,974$537
New York3$1,735$570$1,760$703
Ohio10$1,504$105$2,074$731
Oklahoma3$1,385$920$1,798$1,061
Oregon1$1,417$1,417$1,417$515
Pennsylvania11$820$451$5,582$650
South Carolina5$1,828$1,675$6,740$976
South Dakota1$2,167$2,167$2,167$1,490
Tennessee3$3,149$625$5,673$694
Texas26$4,255$316$10,905$1,275
Utah2$1,715$1,576$1,854$1,777
Virginia7$1,393$1,393$4,488$1,092
Washington2$1,128$1,101$1,155$1,255
Wisconsin1$1,490$1,490$1,490$1,937
175 hospitals so far: only hospitals whose price files we've read are listed, and more are added every night. The price is the hospital's part; the doctor usually bills separately.

Common questions

How much does bone scan, whole body cost at a hospital?

At 168 hospitals that publish a cash price, the typical price for bone scan, whole body is $1,747, and most charge between $564 and $9,014. The typical rate commercial insurers have negotiated is $1,199. These are hospital prices; independent clinics, imaging centers and labs often charge less.

Is it cheaper to pay cash or use insurance for bone scan, whole body?

At 42 of the 157 hospitals that publish both, the cash price is lower than the typical insurer rate. Remember that with insurance you pay only your share of that rate once your deductible is met, and that cash payments usually don't count toward your deductible.

Does the price include the doctor?

No. These are the hospital's own charges, often called the facility fee. The doctors involved, such as the surgeon, the anesthesiologist or the radiologist who reads a scan, usually send a separate bill.

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