Bone scan cost in Cincinnati, OH — inpatient
In Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN, 10 hospitals list a cash price for bone scan, whole body (nuclear medicine) as an inpatient: from $720.12 to $1,988.40, with a median of $1,535.40. The lowest listed price is at Children's Hospital Medical Center — $815.28 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $1,535.40 at 97 hospitals.
Cash prices at 10 facilities across 6 cities for code 78306, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Jul 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 Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children's Hospital Medical Center lowest Cincinnati, OH · (513) 636-3333 Hb Bone Scan (Wb 2D) | $720.12 | $1,412.00 | $677.76–$1,412.00 | 49% | — source file |
| Fort Hamilton Hospital Hamilton, OH · (513) 867-2123 Hc Bone Scan Whole Body | $897.20 | $2,243.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health Anderson Hospital Cincinnati, OH · (513) 624-4500 HC NM Bone Scan Whole Body | $1,535.40 | $2,559.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Mercy Health Fairfield Hospital Fairfield, OH · (513) 870-7000 HC NM Bone Scan Whole Body | $1,535.40 | $2,559.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Mercy Health West Hospital Cincinnati, OH · (513) 215-5000 HC NM Bone Scan Whole Body | $1,535.40 | $2,559.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Mercy Health Clermont Hospital Batavia, OH · (513) 732-8278 HC NM Bone Scan Whole Body | $1,535.40 | $2,559.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| The Jewish Hospital-Mercy Health Cincinnati, OH · (513) 686-3000 HC NM Bone Scan Whole Body | $1,535.40 | $2,559.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Mercy Health Kings Mills Hospital Mason, OH · (513) 637-9999 HC NM Bone Scan Whole Body | $1,535.40 | $2,559.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| West Chester Hospital West Chester, OH · (513) 298-7701 Hc Nm Bone Imaging Whole Body | $1,988.40 | $3,314.00 | — | 40% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| University of Cincinnati Medical Center Cincinnati, OH · (513) 584-1000 Hc Nm Bone Imaging Whole Body | $1,988.40 | $3,314.00 | — | 40% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $720.12, median $1,535.40, highest $1,988.40 — a 2.8× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 13 facilities here, median $1,535.40 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is 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.
2 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 78306 ($1,392.50). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Children's Hospital Medical Center Cincinnati, OHChg Bone &/Joint Imaging Whole Body|By Specialist | $104.04 | file |
| Children's Hospital Medical Center Cincinnati, OHChg Bone &/Joint Imaging Whole Body|By Midlevel | $104.04 | file |