Bone scan cost in Memphis, TN — inpatient
In Memphis, TN-MS-AR, 12 hospitals list a cash price for bone scan, whole body (nuclear medicine) as an inpatient: from $296.85 to $638.88, with a median of $520.31. The lowest listed price is at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Crittenden — $223.46 less than the median here. Across Tennessee, the median is $452.25 at 42 hospitals.
Cash prices at 12 facilities across 7 cities for code 78306, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 25, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 27, 2026 and Feb 28, 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 Memphis, TN-MS-AR.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Crittenden lowest West Memphis, AR · (870) 394-7800 HC NM BONE SCAN WHOLE BODY | $296.85 | $1,979.00 | $752.02–$1,583.20 | 85% | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto Southaven, MS · (662) 772-4000 HC NM BONE SCAN WHOLE BODY | $302.00 | $1,510.00 | $573.80–$1,359.00 | 80% | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Tipton Covington, TN · (901) 476-2621 HC NM BONE SCAN WHOLE BODY | $345.36 | $1,439.00 | $546.82–$1,295.10 | 76% | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Collierville Collierville, TN HC NM BONE SCAN WHOLE BODY | $415.59 | $1,979.00 | $752.02–$1,781.10 | 79% | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Women's Memphis, TN HC NM BONE SCAN WHOLE BODY | $415.59 | $1,979.00 | $752.02–$1,781.10 | 79% | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis Memphis, TN · (901) 226-5000 HC NM BONE SCAN WHOLE BODY | $415.59 | $1,979.00 | $752.02–$1,781.10 | 79% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Methodist University Hospital Memphis, TN · (901) 516-8274 HC Bone Imaging, Whole Body - NM Bone Whole Body | $625.02 | $2,841.00 | — | 78% | — source file |
| Methodist North Hospital Memphis, TN HC Bone Imaging, Whole Body - NM Bone Whole Body | $625.02 | $2,841.00 | $50.00–$853.29 | 78% | — source file |
| Methodist Olive Branch Hospital Olive Branch, MS · (662) 932-9000 HC Bone Imaging, Whole Body - NM Bone Whole Body | $625.02 | $2,841.00 | — | 78% | — source file |
| Methodist South Hospital Memphis, TN HC Bone Imaging, Whole Body - NM Bone Whole Body | $625.02 | $2,841.00 | $50.00–$853.29 | 78% | — source file |
| Methodist Lebonheur Germantown Hosp Germantown, TN HC Bone Imaging, Whole Body - NM Bone Whole Body | $625.02 | $2,841.00 | $50.00–$853.29 | 78% | — source file |
| Methodist Lebonheur Childrens Hosp Memphis, TN HC Bone Imaging, Whole Body - NM Bone Whole Body | $638.88 | $2,904.00 | — | 78% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $296.85, median $520.31, highest $638.88 — a 2.2× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 12 facilities here, median $520.31 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 9 of 9 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 6 it is below every plan's rate. 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.