Bone scan cost in Indianapolis, IN
In Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN, 12 hospitals list a cash price for bone scan, whole body (nuclear medicine): from $1,120.65 to $2,634.00, with a median of $2,208.00. The lowest listed price is at Major Hospital — $1,087.35 less than the median here. Across Indiana, the median is $1,621.00 at 52 hospitals.
Cash prices at 12 facilities across 9 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 Mar 31, 2026 and May 5, 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 Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Major Hospital lowest Shelbyville, IN · (317) 392-3211 Nuclear medicine study of bone and/or joint whole body | $1,120.65 | $3,615.00 | $147.39–$3,578.85 | 69% | Apr 7, 2026 source file |
| Johnson Memorial Hospital Franklin, IN · (317) 736-3300 Nuclear medicine study of bone and/or joint whole body | $1,661.60 | $2,077.00 | $147.39–$2,014.69 | 20% | May 5, 2026 source file |
| Eskenazi Health Indianapolis, IN · (317) 880-4818 HC Bone/Joint (Whole Body) | $1,998.90 | $2,221.00 | $422.00–$2,221.00 | 10% | — source file |
| Witham Memorial Hospital Lebanon, IN · (765) 485-8000 Nuclear medicine study of bone and/or joint whole body | $2,040.36 | $2,914.80 | $147.39–$7,287.00 | 30% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Ascension St Vincent Mercy Elwood, IN · (765) 552-4743 NM BONE +/OR JNT IM WHOLE BODY | $2,103.00 | $3,505.00 | $29.70–$574.82 | 40% | — source file |
| Ascension St Vincent Mercy Elwood, IN · (765) 552-4743 NM BONE +/OR JNT IM WHOLE BODY | $2,103.00 | $3,505.00 | $29.70–$574.82 | 40% | — source file |
| Carmel AmbSurg Carmel, IN NM BONE +/OR JNT IM WHOLE BODY | $2,208.00 | $3,680.00 | $29.70–$574.82 | 40% | — source file |
| Endo Surgery Center Carmel, IN NM BONE +/OR JNT IM WHOLE BODY | $2,208.00 | $3,680.00 | $29.70–$574.82 | 40% | — source file |
| St. Vincent Fishers Hospital Fishers, IN · (317) 415-9000 NM BONE +/OR JNT IM WHOLE BODY | $2,208.00 | $3,680.00 | $29.70–$574.82 | 40% | — source file |
| St. Vincent Carmel Hospital Carmel, IN · (317) 582-7000 NM BONE +/OR JNT IM WHOLE BODY | $2,208.00 | $3,680.00 | $29.70–$574.82 | 40% | — source file |
| St. Vincent Carmel Hospital Carmel, IN · (317) 582-7000 NM BONE +/OR JNT IM WHOLE BODY | $2,208.00 | $3,680.00 | $29.70–$574.82 | 40% | — source file |
| Endo Surgery Center Carmel, IN NM BONE +/OR JNT IM WHOLE BODY | $2,208.00 | $3,680.00 | $29.70–$574.82 | 40% | — source file |
| Carmel AmbSurg Carmel, IN NM BONE +/OR JNT IM WHOLE BODY | $2,208.00 | $3,680.00 | $29.70–$574.82 | 40% | — source file |
| Naab Road Surgery Center Indianapolis, IN NM BONE +/OR JNT IM WHOLE BODY | $2,208.00 | $3,680.00 | $29.70–$574.82 | 40% | — source file |
| Naab Road Surgery Center Indianapolis, IN NM BONE +/OR JNT IM WHOLE BODY | $2,208.00 | $3,680.00 | $29.70–$574.82 | 40% | — source file |
| St. Vincent Fishers Hospital Fishers, IN · (317) 415-9000 NM BONE +/OR JNT IM WHOLE BODY | $2,208.00 | $3,680.00 | $29.70–$574.82 | 40% | — source file |
| St. Vincent Anderson Regional Hospital Anderson, IN · (765) 649-2511 NM BONE +/OR JNT IM WHOLE BODY | $2,463.00 | $4,105.00 | $29.70–$574.82 | 40% | — source file |
| St. Vincent Anderson Regional Hospital Anderson, IN · (765) 649-2511 NM BONE +/OR JNT IM WHOLE BODY | $2,463.00 | $4,105.00 | $29.70–$574.82 | 40% | — source file |
| Riverview Health Noblesville, IN · (317) 773-0760 NM BONE AND OR JNT IMAG WHOL BODY | $2,634.00 | $4,390.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Eskenazi Health Indianapolis, IN · (317) 880-4818 HC Bone/Joint (Whole Body) | $6,171.60 | $6,857.33 | $422.00–$6,857.33 | 10% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $1,120.65, median $2,208.00, highest $2,634.00 — a 2.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 9 facilities here, median $2,208.00. 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 4 of 11 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.