Scans and imaging CPT 78306 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Bone scan cost in Lewiston, ME — inpatient

In Lewiston-Auburn, ME, 1 hospital lists a cash price for bone scan, whole body (nuclear medicine) as an inpatient: from $787.74 to $787.74, with a median of $787.74. Across Maine, the median is $1,174.20 at 14 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 78306, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$787.74St Mary's Regional Medical Center
Median$787.74half pay less
Highest$787.74in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
St Mary's Regional Medical Center Lewiston, ME · (207) 777-8100 HC NM BONE SCAN WHOLE BODY $787.74 $2,073.00 — 62% —
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Inpatient: lowest $787.74, median $787.74, highest $787.74.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $590.87 — 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.