Bone scan cost in Minneapolis, MN
In Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI, 21 hospitals list a cash price for Bone scan, whole body (nuclear medicine): from $235.00 to $1,053.58, with a median of $637.89. The lowest listed price is at Childrens Health Care — $402.89 less than the median here. Across Minnesota, the median is $1,035.16 at 47 hospitals.
Cash prices at 21 facilities across 18 cities 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 Jan 29, 2026 and Jun 17, 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 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Childrens Health Care lowest Minneapolis, MN 78306 bone &/joint imaging whole body | $235.00 | $235.00 | $129.25–$235.00 | — | May 7, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Hospital St. Louis Park, MN Bone and Joint imaging; whole body | $412.62 | $1,587.00 | $233.07–$1,190.25 | 74% | — source file |
| Maple Grove Hospital Corporation Maple Grove, MN Bone and/or joint imaging; whole body | $583.39 | $1,107.00 | $277.35–$1,873.00 | 47% | — source file |
| North Memorial Health Care Robbinsdale, MN Bone and/or joint imaging; whole body | $583.39 | $1,107.00 | $301.90–$1,873.00 | 47% | — source file |
| Regions Hospital St. Paul, MN Bone and Joint imaging; whole body | $592.02 | $2,277.00 | $154.42–$2,793.00 | 74% | — source file |
| Allina Health Systems Coon Rapids, MN HCHG RAD NM BONE SCAN WHOLE BODY | $595.10 | $1,239.80 | $249.45–$1,781.77 | 52% | Jun 17, 2026 source file |
| Allina Health Systems Minneapolis, MN HCHG RAD NM BONE SCAN WHOLE BODY | $595.10 | $1,239.80 | $249.45–$1,781.77 | 52% | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| HealthEast Woodwinds Hospital Woodbury, MN HC BONE/JOINT IMAGING, WHOLE BODY | $637.89 | $1,590.73 | $343.66–$1,729.02 | 60% | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Bethesda Hospital St. Paul, MN HC BONE/JOINT IMAGING, WHOLE BODY | $637.89 | $1,590.73 | $377.97–$1,431.66 | 60% | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Health Services Minneapolis, MN HC BONE/JOINT IMAGING, WHOLE BODY | $637.89 | $1,590.73 | $377.97–$1,729.02 | 60% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Health Services Minneapolis, MN Outpatient Services | $637.89 | $1,590.73 | $377.97–$1,729.02 | 60% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Health Services Wyoming, MN HC BONE/JOINT IMAGING, WHOLE BODY | $637.89 | $1,590.73 | $306.01–$1,729.02 | 60% | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Health Services Edina, MN HC BONE/JOINT IMAGING, WHOLE BODY | $637.89 | $1,590.73 | $343.66–$1,729.02 | 60% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Health Services Princeton, MN HC BONE/JOINT IMAGING, WHOLE BODY | $637.89 | $1,590.73 | $306.01–$1,729.02 | 60% | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| HealthEast St John's Hospital Maplewood, MN HC BONE/JOINT IMAGING, WHOLE BODY | $637.89 | $1,590.73 | $343.66–$1,729.02 | 60% | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Health Services Burnsville, MN HC BONE/JOINT IMAGING, WHOLE BODY | $676.07 | $1,590.73 | $343.66–$1,729.02 | 57% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Hudson Hospital Hudson, WI Bone and Joint imaging; whole body | $714.99 | $1,585.00 | $336.34–$2,483.00 | 55% | — source file |
| Lakeview Hospital Stillwater, MN Bone and Joint imaging; whole body | $749.99 | $2,027.00 | $8.20–$2,982.00 | 63% | — source file |
| Allina Health Systems River Falls, WI HCHG RAD NM BONE SCAN WHOLE BODY | $1,035.16 | $1,848.50 | $371.92–$3,281.93 | 44% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Allina Health Systems Buffalo, MN HCHG RAD NM BONE SCAN WHOLE BODY | $1,035.16 | $1,848.50 | $371.92–$2,472.42 | 44% | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Allina Health Systems Cambridge, MN HCHG RAD NM BONE SCAN WHOLE BODY | $1,035.16 | $1,848.50 | $371.92–$2,472.42 | 44% | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Westfields Hospital New Richmond, WI Bone and Joint imaging; whole body | $1,053.58 | $2,003.00 | $795.59–$2,003.00 | 47% | — source file |
| Childrens Health Care Minneapolis, MN NM BONE SCAN WHOLE BODY | $2,007.00 | $2,007.00 | $150.49–$2,007.00 | — | May 7, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $235.00, median $637.89, highest $1,053.58 — a 4.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 21 facilities here, median $637.89. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 20 of 21 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it 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.