Bone scan cost in Eureka, CA
In Eureka-Arcata, CA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for bone scan, whole body (nuclear medicine): from $1,040.40 to $1,040.40, with a median of $1,040.40. 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 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 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 Eureka-Arcata, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Providence St Joseph Hospital lowest Eureka, CA · (707) 445-8121 HC NM BONE AND OR JOINT IMAGING WHOLE BODY CDM | $1,040.40 | $2,040.00 | — | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka, CA · (707) 445-8121 HC NM BONE AND OR JOINT IMAGING WHOLE BODY CDM | $3,486.87 | $6,837.00 | — | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $1,040.40, median $1,040.40, highest $1,040.40.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $3,486.87. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.