Bone scan cost in Lima, OH — inpatient
In Lima, OH, 2 hospitals list a cash price for bone scan, whole body (nuclear medicine) as an inpatient: from $472.50 to $2,445.60, with a median of $1,459.05. The lowest listed price is at Lima Memorial Health System — $986.55 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $1,535.40 at 97 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 78306, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 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 Lima, OH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lima Memorial Health System lowest Lima, OH · (419) 998-4731 Bone Imaging Whole Body | $472.50 | $525.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health St Ritas Medical Center Lima, OH · (419) 227-3361 HC NM Bone Scan Whole Body | $2,445.60 | $4,076.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Lima Memorial Health System Lima, OH · (419) 998-4731 Bone&Or Joint Image Whole Body | $3,961.80 | $4,402.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $472.50, median $1,459.05, highest $2,445.60 — a 5.2× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $1,459.05 — 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.