Bone scan cost in Austin, TX — inpatient
In Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX, 12 hospitals list a cash price for bone scan, whole body (nuclear medicine) as an inpatient: from $632.52 to $1,823.30, with a median of $1,823.30. The lowest listed price is at Ascension Seton and 1 other hospital — $1,190.78 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $1,823.30 at 92 hospitals.
Cash prices at 12 facilities across 9 cities for code 78306, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 5, 2026 and Jun 13, 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 Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascension Seton lowest Kyle, TX · (512) 324-5000 NM BONE/JNT TOT PEDI | $632.52 | $1,757.00 | $244.25–$1,345.74 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton lowest Smithville, TX · (512) 237-3214 NM BONE/JNT TOT PEDI | $632.52 | $1,757.00 | $244.25–$1,345.74 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Austin, TX NM BONE/JNT TOT | $1,112.40 | $3,090.00 | $244.25–$2,524.32 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Austin, TX NM BONE/JNT TOT | $1,112.40 | $3,090.00 | $244.25–$2,524.32 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Austin, TX NM BONE/JNT TOT | $1,112.40 | $3,090.00 | $244.25–$2,524.32 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Smithville, TX · (512) 237-3214 NM BONE/JNT TOT | $1,112.40 | $3,090.00 | $244.25–$2,524.32 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Kyle, TX · (512) 324-5000 NM BONE/JNT TOT | $1,112.40 | $3,090.00 | $244.25–$2,524.32 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Austin, TX NM BONE/JNT TOT | $1,112.40 | $3,090.00 | $244.25–$2,524.32 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Cedar Park Cedar Park, TX · (512) 528-7000 NM-BONE SCAN BODY | $1,197.49 | $3,326.35 | $244.25–$2,524.32 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Austin, TX NM BONE/JNT TOT PEDI | $1,229.90 | $1,757.00 | $244.25–$1,345.74 | 30% | — source file |
| Texas Children's Hospital - Austin Austin, TX · (832) 824-1100 TC BONE IMG, WHOLE BODY | $1,589.24 | $2,372.00 | $948.80–$2,253.40 | 33% | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Round Rock Round Rock, TX · (512) 509-0401 HC BONE/JNT IMAGE WHOLE BODY | $1,823.30 | $3,038.83 | $1,671.36–$2,734.95 | 40% | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Austin Austin, TX · (512) 654-2100 HC BONE/JNT IMAGE WHOLE BODY | $1,823.30 | $3,038.83 | $1,671.36–$2,127.18 | 40% | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Pflugerville Pflugerville, TX · (512) 654-6100 HC BONE/JNT IMAGE WHOLE BODY | $1,823.30 | $3,038.83 | $1,671.36–$2,734.95 | 40% | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Buda Buda, TX · (737) 999-6200 HC BONE/JNT IMAGE WHOLE BODY | $1,823.30 | $3,038.83 | $1,671.36–$2,127.18 | 40% | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Taylor Taylor, TX · (512) 352-7611 HC BONE/JNT IMAGE WHOLE BODY | $1,823.30 | $3,038.83 | $1,671.36–$2,431.06 | 40% | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Lakeway Lakeway, TX HC BONE/JNT IMAGE WHOLE BODY | $1,823.30 | $3,038.83 | $1,671.36–$2,734.95 | 40% | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Emergency Medical Center - Cedar Park Cedar Park, TX HC BONE/JNT IMAGE WHOLE BODY | $1,823.30 | $3,038.83 | $1,671.36–$1,975.24 | 40% | Jun 3, 2026 source file |
| Ascension Seton Austin, TX NM BONE/JNT TOT | $2,163.00 | $3,090.00 | $244.25–$2,524.32 | 30% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $632.52, median $1,823.30, highest $1,823.30 — a 2.9× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 12 facilities here, median $1,823.30 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 12 of 12 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
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.