Bone scan cost in Lubbock, TX
In Lubbock, TX, 5 hospitals list a cash price for bone scan, whole body (nuclear medicine): from $596.82 to $2,016.11, with a median of $1,152.48. The lowest listed price is at Methodist Children's Hospital and 1 other hospital — $555.66 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $1,823.30 at 92 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities 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 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 Lubbock, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Methodist Children's Hospital lowest Lubbock, TX · (806) 725-7975 HC NM BONE AND OR JOINT IMAGING WHOLE BODY CDM | $596.82 | $1,421.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Medical Center lowest Lubbock, TX · (806) 725-4431 HC NM BONE AND OR JOINT IMAGING WHOLE BODY CDM | $596.82 | $1,421.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lubbock Heritage Hospital Lubbock, TX HC NM BONE AND OR JOINT IMAGING WHOLE BODY CDM | $1,152.48 | $2,744.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| University Medical Center Lubbock, TX · (806) 775-8200 Hc Bone Imaging, Whole Body - Nm Bone Whole Body | $1,614.00 | $1,614.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Children's Hospital Lubbock, TX · (806) 725-7975 HC NM BONE AND OR JOINT IMAGING WHOLE BODY CDM | $2,016.00 | $4,800.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Long-Term Care Lubbock, TX HC NM BONE AND OR JOINT IMAGING WHOLE BODY CDM | $2,016.11 | $4,800.25 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Medical Center Lubbock, TX · (806) 725-4431 HC NM BONE AND OR JOINT IMAGING WHOLE BODY CDM | $2,016.11 | $4,800.25 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $596.82, median $1,152.48, highest $2,016.11 — a 3.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $2,016.00. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.