Bone scan cost in Columbus, OH
In Columbus, OH, 16 hospitals list a cash price for Bone scan, whole body (nuclear medicine): from $1,224.47 to $2,286.00, with a median of $1,504.10. The lowest listed price is at Morrow County Hospital — $279.63 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $1,535.40 at 97 hospitals.
Cash prices at 16 facilities across 10 cities for code 78306, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Oct 22, 2025 and Apr 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 Columbus, OH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morrow County Hospital lowest Mount Gilead, OH Nuclear medicine study of bone and/or joint whole body | $1,224.47 | $1,883.80 | $382.58–$1,827.29 | 35% | Oct 22, 2025 source file |
| Berger Hospital Circleville, OH Hc Bone Imaging Whole Body | $1,298.70 | $1,998.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dublin Methodist Hospital Dublin, OH Hc Bone Imaging Whole Body | $1,504.10 | $2,314.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Grady Memorial Hospital Delaware, OH Hc Bone Imaging Whole Body | $1,504.10 | $2,314.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Grove City Methodist Grove City, OH Hc Bone Imaging Whole Body | $1,504.10 | $2,314.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Pickerington Methodist Hospital Pickerington, OH Hc Bone Imaging Whole Body | $1,504.10 | $2,314.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Riverside Methodist Hospital Columbus, OH Hc Bone Imaging Whole Body | $1,504.10 | $2,314.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Grant Medical Center Columbus, OH Hc Bone Imaging Whole Body | $1,504.10 | $2,314.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Doctors Hospital Columbus, OH Hc Bone Imaging Whole Body | $1,504.10 | $2,314.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Diley Ridge Medical Center Canal Winchester, OH HC NM Imaging Bone/Joint Whole Body | $1,600.95 | $2,463.00 | $338.86–$2,463.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel St Ann's Westerville, OH HC NM Imaging Bone/Joint Whole Body | $1,600.95 | $2,463.00 | $338.86–$2,463.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel Grove City Grove City, OH HC NM Imaging Bone/Joint Whole Body | $1,600.95 | $2,463.00 | $332.49–$2,463.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel Dublin Dublin, OH HC NM Imaging Bone/Joint Whole Body | $1,600.95 | $2,463.00 | $338.86–$2,463.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel New Albany Surgical Hospital New Albany, OH HC NM Imaging Bone/Joint Whole Body | $1,600.95 | $2,463.00 | $338.86–$2,463.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel East Columbus, OH HC NM Imaging Bone/Joint Whole Body | $1,600.95 | $2,463.00 | $332.49–$2,463.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Nationwide Children's Hospital Columbus, OH BONE &/OR JOINT IMAGING; WHOLE BODY | $2,286.00 | $2,540.00 | $1,651.00–$2,489.20 | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $1,224.47, median $1,504.10, highest $2,286.00 — a 1.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 15 facilities here, median $1,504.10. 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 8 of 8 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.