Bone scan cost in Philadelphia, PA
In Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD, 26 hospitals list a cash price for bone scan, whole body (nuclear medicine): from $393.00 to $5,689.80, with a median of $1,109.08. The lowest listed price is at Lower Bucks Hospital — $716.08 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $1,228.80 at 102 hospitals.
- The median here, $1,109.08, is 20% below the US median of $1,392.50.
- That is 2.7× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($408.43).
- Philadelphia, PA ranks 2nd of 2 metro areas in Pennsylvania by median, cheapest first.
- 8 of 26 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 26 facilities across 21 cities for code 78306, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Oct 26, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 31, 2025 and Sep 21, 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 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Bucks Hospital lowest Bristol, PA · (215) 785-9200 Hc Nm Bone Imaging, Whole Body File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $393.00 | $2,057.00 | $61.50–$1,645.60 | 81% |
| Roxborough Memorial Hospital Philadelphia, PA · (215) 483-9900 Hc Nm Bone Imaging, Whole Body File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $408.00 | $2,829.75 | $61.50–$2,744.86 | 86% |
| Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes Camden, NJ · (856) 886-5373 HC Bone & / or Joint Scan Whole Body File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $530.70 | $5,307.00 | $146.02–$1,334.04 | 90% |
| Virtua Memorial Hospital Mount Holly, NJ · (609) 267-0700 HC Bone & / or Joint Scan Whole Body File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $530.70 | $5,307.00 | $146.02–$1,334.04 | 90% |
| Virtua West Jersey Hospital - Voorhees Voorhees, NJ · (856) 247-3000 HC Bone & / or Joint Scan Whole Body+1 more line at this price File of Jun 1, 2026 · source file | $530.70 | $5,307.00 | $146.02–$1,334.04 | 90% |
| Virtua Willingboro Hospital Willinboro, NJ · (609) 835-2900 HC Bone & / or Joint Scan Whole Body File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $530.70 | $5,307.00 | $146.02–$1,334.04 | 90% |
| Virtua West Jersey Hospital - Marlton Voorhees, NJ · (856) 247-3000 HC Bone & / or Joint Scan Whole Body File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $530.70 | $5,307.00 | $146.02–$1,334.04 | 90% |
| Lankenau Medical Center Wynnewood, PA · (610) 645-2000 Hc Bone And/Or Joint Image Whole Bdy File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $819.60 | $2,049.00 | — | 60% |
| The Bryn Mawr Hospital Bryn Mawr, PA · (610) 526-3000 Hc Bone And/Or Joint Image Whole Bdy File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $819.60 | $2,049.00 | — | 60% |
| Paoli Hospital Paoli, PA · (610) 648-1000 Hc Bone And/Or Joint Image Whole Bdy File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $819.60 | $2,049.00 | — | 60% |
| Riddle Memorial Hospital Media, PA · (610) 566-9400 Hc Bone And/Or Joint Image Whole Bdy File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $819.60 | $2,049.00 | — | 60% |
| Holy Redeemer Hospital and Medical Center Meadowbrook, PA · (215) 947-3000 Bone/Joint Imaging, WB - NM File of Sep 21, 2026 · source file | $926.10 | $1,543.50 | $78.72–$1,342.85 | 40% |
| St. Francis Hospital Wilmington, DE · (302) 421-4100 HC NM Imaging Bone/Joint Whole Body File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $930.80 | $1,432.00 | $417.00–$1,492.54 | 35% |
| Union Hospital of Cecil County Elkton, MD · (410) 392-7009 BONE/JOINT IMAGING,WHOLE BODY GLB File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,287.35 | $1,287.35 | — | — |
| Inspira Medical Center Mannington Salem, NJ BONE WHOLE BODY File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $1,373.65 | $1,373.65 | $225.00–$1,009.63 | — |
| Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill Mullica Hill, NJ · (856) 363-1000 BONE WHOLE BODY File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $1,373.65 | $1,373.65 | $225.00–$1,009.63 | — |
| Inspira Medical Center Elmer Elmer, NJ · (856) 363-1000 BONE WHOLE BODY File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $1,373.65 | $1,373.65 | $225.00–$1,009.63 | — |
| Inspira Health Center Woodbury Woodbury, NJ BONE WHOLE BODY File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $1,373.65 | $1,373.65 | $225.00–$1,009.63 | — |
| Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital Darby, PA · (215) 237-4000 HC NM Imaging Bone/Joint Whole Body File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $1,408.55 | $2,167.00 | $328.57–$739.28 | 35% |
| Nazareth Hospital Philadelphia, PA · (215) 335-6000 HC NM Imaging Bone/Joint Whole Body File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $1,408.55 | $2,167.00 | $344.78–$775.76 | 35% |
| Shriners Childrens - Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA · (215) 430-4000 BONE IMAGING WHOLE BODY File of Mar 19, 2026 · source file | $1,574.20 | $1,574.20 | $59.00–$574.99 | — |
| St Mary Medical Center Langhorne, PA · (215) 750-2003 HC NM Imaging Bone/Joint Whole Body File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $1,634.75 | $2,515.00 | $101.00–$2,389.25 | 35% |
| Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware Wilmington, DE · (302) 651-4000 Bone/Joint Whole Body+1 more line at this price File of Mar 10, 2026 · source file | $3,704.00 | $3,704.00 | — | — |
| The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA · (215) 590-1000 NM Bone/Joint Imaging Whole Body File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $4,392.67 | $4,392.67 | $83.03–$3,953.40 | — |
| St Luke's Hospital - Upper Bucks Campus Quakertown, PA · (267) 985-1000 HB BONE IMAGING WHOLE BODY File of Feb 26, 2026 · source file | $5,689.80 | $6,322.00 | $101.48–$5,235.88 | 10% |
| St Luke's Hospital - Grand View Campus Sellersville, PA · (215) 453-4000 HB BONE IMAGING WHOLE BODY File of Feb 26, 2026 · source file | $5,689.80 | $6,322.00 | $121.78–$11,670.20 | 10% |
Outpatient: lowest $393.00, median $1,109.08, highest $5,689.80 — a 14.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 17 facilities here, median $1,373.65. 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 11 of 20 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 bone scan is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Bone scan explained.