Bone scan cost in Milwaukee, WI — inpatient
In Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI, 9 hospitals list a cash price for bone scan, whole body (nuclear medicine) as an inpatient: from $1,400.00 to $1,594.73, with a median of $1,400.00. The lowest listed price is at Aurora West Allis Medical Center and 7 other hospitals. Across Wisconsin, the median is $1,389.96 at 67 hospitals.
Cash prices at 9 facilities across 7 cities for code 78306, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Nov 21, 2025 and Mar 23, 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 Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aurora West Allis Medical Center lowest West Allis, WI NM BONE IMAGING/WHOLE BODY | $1,400.00 | $2,800.00 | $1,680.00–$67,767.24 | 50% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora St Lukes Medical Center of Aurora Health Care Metro Inc lowest Milwaukee, WI NM BONE IMAGING/WHOLE BODY | $1,400.00 | $2,800.00 | $1,680.00–$2,380.00 | 50% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora St Lukes South Shore of Aurora Health Care Metro Inc lowest Cudahy, WI NM BONE IMAGING/WHOLE BODY | $1,400.00 | $2,800.00 | $1,680.00–$2,380.00 | 50% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Grafton lowest Grafton, WI NM BONE IMAGING/WHOLE BODY | $1,400.00 | $2,800.00 | $1,680.00–$2,380.00 | 50% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Summit lowest Summit, WI NM BONE IMAGING/WHOLE BODY | $1,400.00 | $2,800.00 | $1,680.00–$2,380.00 | 50% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Washington County lowest Hartford, WI NM BONE IMAGING/WHOLE BODY | $1,400.00 | $2,800.00 | $1,680.00–$2,380.00 | 50% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Kenosha lowest Kenosha, WI NM BONE IMAGING/WHOLE BODY | $1,400.00 | $2,800.00 | $1,680.00–$2,380.00 | 50% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Sinai Medical Center of Aurora Health Care Metro Inc lowest Milwaukee, WI NM BONE IMAGING/WHOLE BODY | $1,400.00 | $2,800.00 | $1,680.00–$2,380.00 | 50% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Children's Hospital of Wisconsin Milwaukee, WI HBC NM WHOLE BODY BONE | $1,594.73 | $2,899.50 | $2,029.65–$2,754.53 | 45% | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Children's Hospital of Wisconsin Milwaukee, WI HBC NM WHOLE BODY BONE | $1,594.73 | $2,899.50 | $2,029.65–$2,754.53 | 45% | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $1,400.00, median $1,400.00, highest $1,594.73 — a 1.1× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 15 facilities here, median $1,400.00 — 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 9 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.