Bone scan cost in Grand Forks, ND — inpatient
In Grand Forks, ND-MN, 1 hospital lists a cash price for bone scan, whole body (nuclear medicine) as an inpatient: from $900.97 to $900.97, with a median of $900.97. Across North Dakota, the median is $1,055.25 at 19 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 78306, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 1, 2026 and Mar 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 Grand Forks, ND-MN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Altru Hospital lowest Grand Forks, ND · (701) 780-5000 HC NM BONE WHOLE BODY/JOINT SCAN | $900.97 | $1,477.00 | — | 39% | Mar 1, 2026 source file |
| Altru Hospital Grand Forks, ND · (701) 780-5000 CHG BONE &/JOINT IMAGING WHOLE BODY | $1,049.81 | $1,721.00 | — | 39% | Mar 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $900.97, median $900.97, highest $900.97.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $1,224.52 — 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.