Bone scan cost in Kansas City, MO — inpatient
In Kansas City, MO-KS, 2 hospitals list a cash price for bone scan, whole body (nuclear medicine) as an inpatient: from $984.55 to $4,775.50, with a median of $2,880.03. The lowest listed price is at NKC Health — $1,895.48 less than the median here. Across Missouri, the median is $1,422.20 at 21 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 78306, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 6, 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 Kansas City, MO-KS.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NKC Health lowest North Kansas City, MO · (816) 691-2000 NM Bone Scan Whole Body | $984.55 | $3,395.00 | $2,037.00–$2,777.11 | 71% | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth South Overland Park Overland Park, KS · (913) 373-2000 HC BONE IMAGING, WHOLE BODY | $4,775.50 | $4,775.50 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $984.55, median $2,880.03, highest $4,775.50 — a 4.9× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $984.55 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated and 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.