Bone scan cost in Cleveland, OH — inpatient
In Cleveland, OH, 22 hospitals list a cash price for bone scan, whole body (nuclear medicine) as an inpatient: 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 22 facilities across 18 cities for code 78306, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . 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 · (216) 778-7089 Hc Nm Bone/Joint Whole Body | $904.05 | $2,583.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health Regional Medical Center Lorain, OH · (440) 960-4000 HC NM Bone Scan Whole Body | $1,148.40 | $1,914.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| University Hospitals Health System Conneaut, OH · (440) 593-1131 HC BONE IMAGING, WHOLE BODY - NM BONE WHOLE BODY | $1,601.25 | $2,135.00 | $900.00–$2,111.52 | 25% | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Uhhs Memorial Hospital of Geneva Geneva, OH · (440) 415-0151 HC BONE IMAGING, WHOLE BODY - NM BONE WHOLE BODY | $1,601.25 | $2,135.00 | $900.00–$1,979.15 | 25% | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health Allen Hospital Oberlin, OH · (440) 334-7039 HC NM Bone Scan Whole Body | $1,662.60 | $2,771.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Cleveland, OH · (216) 952-9829 BONE &/JOINT IMAGING WHOLE BODY | $1,802.45 | $2,773.00 | $770.89–$2,773.00 | 35% | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Hospital Cleveland, OH · (216) 476-7000 BONE &/JOINT IMAGING WHOLE BODY | $1,802.45 | $2,773.00 | $784.20–$2,773.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Hillcrest Hospital Mayfield Heights, OH · (440) 312-4500 BONE &/JOINT IMAGING WHOLE BODY | $1,802.45 | $2,773.00 | $784.20–$2,773.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Medina Hospital Medina, OH · (330) 725-1000 BONE &/JOINT IMAGING WHOLE BODY | $1,802.45 | $2,773.00 | $784.20–$2,773.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Hospital Cleveland, OH · (216) 696-4300 BONE &/JOINT IMAGING WHOLE BODY | $1,802.45 | $2,773.00 | $784.20–$2,773.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Marymount Hospital Garfield Heights, OH · (216) 587-8210 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 Euclid, OH BONE &/JOINT IMAGING WHOLE BODY | $1,802.45 | $2,773.00 | $784.20–$2,773.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| South Pointe Hospital Warrensville Heights, OH · (216) 491-6523 BONE &/JOINT IMAGING WHOLE BODY | $1,802.45 | $2,773.00 | $784.20–$2,773.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Cleveland Clinic Avon Hospital Avon, OH · (440) 695-5000 BONE &/JOINT IMAGING WHOLE BODY | $1,802.45 | $2,773.00 | $784.20–$2,773.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| UH Cleveland Medical Center Cleveland, OH · (216) 844-1000 HC BONE IMAGING, WHOLE BODY - NM BONE WHOLE BODY | $1,896.75 | $2,529.00 | $978.72–$2,276.10 | 25% | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| UH Cleveland Medical Center Cleveland, OH · (216) 844-1000 HC BONE IMAGING, WHOLE BODY - NM BONE WHOLE BODY | $1,896.75 | $2,529.00 | $1,264.50–$2,276.10 | 25% | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| UH Regional Hospitals Chardon, OH · (440) 285-6246 HC BONE IMAGING, WHOLE BODY - NM BONE WHOLE BODY | $2,499.75 | $3,333.00 | $900.00–$2,999.70 | 25% | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| University Hospitals Health System Elyria, OH · (440) 329-7500 HC BONE IMAGING, WHOLE BODY - NM BONE WHOLE BODY | $2,499.75 | $3,333.00 | $900.00–$2,999.70 | 25% | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Lake Health Beachwood Medical Center Beachwood, OH · (216) 545-4800 HC BONE IMAGING, WHOLE BODY - NM BONE WHOLE BODY | $2,499.75 | $3,333.00 | $900.00–$2,999.70 | 25% | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Lake Health Beachwood Medical Center Beachwood, OH · (216) 545-4800 HC BONE IMAGING, WHOLE BODY - NM BONE WHOLE BODY | $2,499.75 | $3,333.00 | $900.00–$2,999.70 | 25% | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| UH St John Medical Center Westlake, OH · (440) 835-8000 HC BONE IMAGING, WHOLE BODY - NM BONE WHOLE BODY | $2,499.75 | $3,333.00 | $1,426.52–$2,999.70 | 25% | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Parma Community General Hospital Parma, OH · (440) 743-3000 HC BONE IMAGING, WHOLE BODY - NM BONE WHOLE BODY | $2,499.75 | $3,333.00 | $900.00–$2,999.70 | 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 | $900.00–$2,999.70 | 25% | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Summa Health System Akron, OH · (330) 375-3000 Hc Bone Imaging, Whole Body - Bne And Or Jt Imag Whole Body | $4,580.25 | $4,580.25 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $904.05, median $1,802.45, highest $4,580.25 — a 5.1× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 23 facilities here, median $1,802.45 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 18 of 18 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 |