Bone scan cost in Manchester, NH — inpatient
In Manchester-Nashua, NH, 3 hospitals list a cash price for bone scan, whole body (nuclear medicine) as an inpatient: from $1,033.11 to $1,195.83, with a median of $1,052.28. The lowest listed price is at St Joseph Hospital of Nashua — $19.17 less than the median here. Across New Hampshire, the median is $1,052.28 at 5 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 cities for code 78306, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 22, 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 Manchester-Nashua, NH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Joseph Hospital of Nashua lowest Nashua, NH · (603) 882-3000 HC NM BONE SCAN WHOLE BODY | $1,033.11 | $2,649.00 | — | 61% | — source file |
| Elliot Hospital Manchester, NH · (603) 669-5300 Hc Nm Bone/Joint Imaging Whole Body | $1,052.28 | $2,844.00 | — | 63% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Monadnock Community Hospital Peterborough, NH · (603) 924-7191 Z-NM BONE WHOLE BODY | $1,195.83 | $1,993.05 | — | 40% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $1,033.11, median $1,052.28, highest $1,195.83 — a 1.2× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $1,052.28 — 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.