Bone scan cost in Cleveland, OH
In Cleveland, OH, 23 hospitals list a cash price for Bone scan, whole body (nuclear medicine): from $904.05 to $4,580.25, with a median of $1,802.45. The lowest listed price is at Metrohealth System — $898.40 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $1,535.40 at 97 hospitals.
Cash prices at 23 facilities across 19 cities for code 78306, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 24, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Jul 14, 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 Cleveland, OH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metrohealth System lowest Cleveland, OH Hc Nm Bone/Joint Whole Body | $904.05 | $2,583.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health Regional Medical Center LLC Lorain, OH HC NM Bone Scan Whole Body | $1,148.40 | $1,914.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Southwest General Health Center Middleburg Heights, OH BONE SCAN - ROUTINE | $1,563.00 | $2,084.00 | $160.18–$633.27 | 25% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| University Hospitals Health System Conneaut, OH HC BONE IMAGING, WHOLE BODY - NM BONE WHOLE BODY | $1,601.25 | $2,135.00 | $492.30–$4,400.00 | 25% | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| University Hospitals Health System Geneva, OH HC BONE IMAGING, WHOLE BODY - NM BONE WHOLE BODY | $1,601.25 | $2,135.00 | $427.00–$4,400.00 | 25% | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health Allen Hospital LLC Oberlin, OH HC NM Bone Scan Whole Body | $1,662.60 | $2,771.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Lutheran Hospital Cleveland, OH BONE &/JOINT IMAGING WHOLE BODY | $1,802.45 | $2,773.00 | $0.87–$1,909.17 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Marymount Hospital INC Garfield Heights, OH BONE &/JOINT IMAGING WHOLE BODY | $1,802.45 | $2,773.00 | $0.87–$1,909.17 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Medina Hospital Medina, OH BONE &/JOINT IMAGING WHOLE BODY | $1,802.45 | $2,773.00 | $784.20–$2,773.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Cleveland Clinic Health System - East Region Warrensville Heights, OH BONE &/JOINT IMAGING WHOLE BODY | $1,802.45 | $2,773.00 | $0.87–$1,909.17 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Cleveland Clinic Avon Hospital Avon, OH BONE &/JOINT IMAGING WHOLE BODY | $1,802.45 | $2,773.00 | $0.87–$1,909.17 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Cleveland, OH BONE &/JOINT IMAGING WHOLE BODY | $1,802.45 | $2,773.00 | $770.89–$2,773.00 | 35% | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Cleveland Clinic Health System - East Region Euclid, OH BONE &/JOINT IMAGING WHOLE BODY | $1,802.45 | $2,773.00 | $0.87–$1,909.17 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Hospital Cleveland, OH BONE &/JOINT IMAGING WHOLE BODY | $1,802.45 | $2,773.00 | $784.20–$2,773.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Cleveland Clinic Health System - East Region Mayfield Heights, OH BONE &/JOINT IMAGING WHOLE BODY | $1,802.45 | $2,773.00 | $784.20–$2,773.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| University Hospitals Health System Cleveland, OH HC BONE IMAGING, WHOLE BODY - NM BONE WHOLE BODY | $1,896.75 | $2,529.00 | $378.21–$2,276.10 | 25% | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| University Hospitals Health System Cleveland, OH HC BONE IMAGING, WHOLE BODY - NM BONE WHOLE BODY | $1,896.75 | $2,529.00 | $378.21–$2,276.10 | 25% | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| University Hospitals Health System Westlake, OH HC BONE IMAGING, WHOLE BODY - NM BONE WHOLE BODY | $2,499.75 | $3,333.00 | $408.43–$4,400.00 | 25% | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| University Hospitals Health System Parma, OH HC BONE IMAGING, WHOLE BODY - NM BONE WHOLE BODY | $2,499.75 | $3,333.00 | $378.21–$4,400.00 | 25% | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| University Hospitals Health System Willoughby, OH HC BONE IMAGING, WHOLE BODY - NM BONE WHOLE BODY | $2,499.75 | $3,333.00 | $378.21–$2,999.70 | 25% | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| University Hospitals Health System Beachwood, OH HC BONE IMAGING, WHOLE BODY - NM BONE WHOLE BODY | $2,499.75 | $3,333.00 | $378.21–$2,999.70 | 25% | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| University Hospitals Health System Beachwood, OH HC BONE IMAGING, WHOLE BODY - NM BONE WHOLE BODY | $2,499.75 | $3,333.00 | $378.21–$4,400.00 | 25% | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| University Hospitals Health System Elyria, OH HC BONE IMAGING, WHOLE BODY - NM BONE WHOLE BODY | $2,499.75 | $3,333.00 | $378.21–$4,400.00 | 25% | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| University Hospitals Health System Chardon, OH HC BONE IMAGING, WHOLE BODY - NM BONE WHOLE BODY | $2,499.75 | $3,333.00 | $378.21–$4,400.00 | 25% | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Summa Health System Akron, OH Hc Bone Imaging, Whole Body - Bne And Or Jt Imag Whole Body | $4,580.25 | $4,580.25 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $904.05, median $1,802.45, highest $4,580.25 — a 5.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 22 facilities here, median $1,802.45. 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 18 of 19 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.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is 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.
| Metrohealth System Cleveland, OHNuclear Scan Of Skeleton. | $105.00 | file |