Scans and imaging CPT 78306 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Bone scan cost in Lafayette, LA — inpatient

In Lafayette, LA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for bone scan, whole body (nuclear medicine) as an inpatient: from $710.85 to $710.85, with a median of $710.85. Across Louisiana, the median is $607.20 at 21 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 78306, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jun 9, 2026 and Jun 9, 2026.

Lowest$710.85Acadian Medical Center
Median$710.85half pay less
Highest$710.85in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Lafayette, LA.

median
Lowest $710.85Highest $710.85

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Acadian Medical Center lowest Eunice, LA · (337) 580-7903 BONE/JOINT WHOLE BODY $710.85 $2,369.50 $230.09–$2,369.50 70% Jun 9, 2026
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Acadian Medical Center lowest Eunice, LA · (337) 580-7903 BONE IMAGING WHOLE BODY $710.85 $2,369.50 $230.09–$2,369.50 70% Jun 9, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $710.85, median $710.85, highest $710.85.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $710.85 — 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. 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.