Bone scan cost in Bakersfield, CA
In Bakersfield-Delano, CA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for bone scan, whole body (nuclear medicine): from $1,235.75 to $1,235.75, with a median of $1,235.75. Across California, the median is $2,121.60 at 95 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 78306, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Sep 11, 2026 and Sep 11, 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 Bakersfield-Delano, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ridgecrest Regional Hospital lowest Ridgecrest, CA · (760) 446-3551 Bone imaging whole body | $1,235.75 | $2,331.60 | $553.24 | 47% | Sep 11, 2026 source file |
| Ridgecrest Regional Hospital lowest Ridgecrest, CA · (760) 446-3551 Nm bone scan whole body | $1,235.75 | $2,331.60 | $553.24 | 47% | Sep 11, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $1,235.75, median $1,235.75, highest $1,235.75.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $1,235.75. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is not below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.