Bone scan cost in Atlanta, GA
In Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA, 18 hospitals list a cash price for Bone scan, whole body (nuclear medicine): from $1,087.32 to $2,327.00, with a median of $1,602.16. The lowest listed price is at Wellstar Spalding Regional Hospital and 8 other hospitals — $514.84 less than the median here. Across Georgia, the median is $1,087.32 at 32 hospitals.
Cash prices at 18 facilities across 12 cities for code 78306, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 25, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wellstar Spalding Regional Hospital lowest Griffin, GA Hc Nm Bone/Joint Imaging Whole Body | $1,087.32 | $2,788.00 | — | 61% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Roosevelt Long Term Acute Care At Warm Sp lowest Warm Springs, GA Hc Nm Bone/Joint Imaging Whole Body | $1,087.32 | $2,788.00 | — | 61% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Paulding Hospital lowest Hiram, GA Hc Nm Bone/Joint Imaging Whole Body | $1,087.32 | $2,788.00 | — | 61% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Cobb Hospital lowest Austell, GA Hc Nm Bone/Joint Imaging Whole Body | $1,087.32 | $2,788.00 | — | 61% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar North Fulton Hospital lowest Roswell, GA Hc Nm Bone/Joint Imaging Whole Body | $1,087.32 | $2,788.00 | — | 61% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Kennestone Hospital lowest Marietta, GA Hc Nm Bone/Joint Imaging Whole Body | $1,087.32 | $2,788.00 | — | 61% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Douglas Hospital lowest Douglasville, GA Hc Nm Bone/Joint Imaging Whole Body | $1,087.32 | $2,788.00 | — | 61% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Windy Hill Hospital lowest Marietta, GA Hc Nm Bone/Joint Imaging Whole Body | $1,087.32 | $2,788.00 | — | 61% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Sylvan Grove Hospital lowest Jackson, GA Hc Nm Bone/Joint Imaging Whole Body | $1,087.32 | $2,788.00 | — | 61% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Es Rehabilitation LLC Atlanta, GA Hc Bone Imaging, Whole Body - Nm Bone Whole Body | $2,117.00 | $2,117.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Crawford Long Hospital Atlanta, GA Hc Bone Imaging, Whole Body - Nm Bone Whole Body | $2,117.00 | $2,117.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Emory University Atlanta, GA Hc Bone Imaging, Whole Body - Nm Bone Whole Body | $2,117.00 | $2,117.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Josephs Hospital of Atlanta INC Atlanta, GA Hc Bone Imaging, Whole Body - Nm Bone Whole Body | $2,117.00 | $2,117.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Dekalb Medical Center, INC Decatur, GA Hc Bone Imaging, Whole Body - Nm Bone Whole Body | $2,117.00 | $2,117.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dekalb Medical Center, INC Lithonia, GA Hc Bone Imaging, Whole Body - Nm Bone Whole Body | $2,117.00 | $2,117.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Decatur Health Resource, Inc. Decatur, GA Hc Bone Imaging, Whole Body - Nm Bone Whole Body | $2,117.00 | $2,117.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ehca John's Creek, LLC Johns Creek, GA Hc Bone Imaging, Whole Body - Nm Bone Whole Body | $2,117.00 | $2,117.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Atlanta, GA Bone and/or Joint Imaging, Whole Body | $2,327.00 | $2,327.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Atlanta, GA Bone and/or Joint Imaging, Whole Body | $2,327.00 | $2,327.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Atlanta, GA Bone and/or Joint Imaging, Whole Body | $2,327.00 | $2,327.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Atlanta, GA Grady Bone Imaging Whole Body Nuc | $3,792.00 | $3,792.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Atlanta, GA Bone and/or Joint Imaging, Whole Body | $3,818.00 | $3,818.00 | — | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $1,087.32, median $1,602.16, highest $2,327.00 — a 2.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 17 facilities here, median $1,087.32. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
What it is
A whole-body bone scan uses a small amount of radioactive tracer to find areas of increased bone activity, such as cancer spread, stress fractures and infections.
What the price covers
The price usually covers the tracer and the scan. The reading may be billed separately.