Scans and imaging CPT 78306 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Bone scan cost in Eureka, CA — inpatient

In Eureka-Arcata, CA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for bone scan, whole body (nuclear medicine) as an inpatient: from $3,486.87 to $3,486.87, with a median of $3,486.87. Across California, the median is $2,121.60 at 95 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility 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 Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$3,486.87Providence St Joseph Hospital
Median$3,486.87half pay less
Highest$3,486.87in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
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
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Inpatient: lowest $3,486.87, median $3,486.87, highest $3,486.87.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $1,040.40 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.