Bone scan cost in Philadelphia, PA — inpatient
In Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD, 14 hospitals list a cash price for bone scan, whole body (nuclear medicine) as an inpatient: from $819.60 to $3,704.00, with a median of $1,373.65. The lowest listed price is at Bryn Mawr Rehabilitation Hospital and 4 other hospitals — $554.05 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $1,319.36 at 62 hospitals.
Cash prices at 14 facilities across 13 cities for code 78306, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 24, 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 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryn Mawr Rehabilitation Hospital lowest Malvern, PA Hc Bone And/Or Joint Image Whole Bdy | $819.60 | $2,049.00 | — | 60% | — source file |
| Riddle Memorial Hospital lowest Media, PA · (610) 566-9400 Hc Bone And/Or Joint Image Whole Bdy | $819.60 | $2,049.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Bryn Mawr Hospital lowest Bryn Mawr, PA · (610) 526-3000 Hc Bone And/Or Joint Image Whole Bdy | $819.60 | $2,049.00 | — | 60% | — source file |
| Paoli Hospital lowest Paoli, PA · (610) 648-1000 Hc Bone And/Or Joint Image Whole Bdy | $819.60 | $2,049.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lankenau Medical Center lowest Wynnewood, PA · (610) 645-2000 Hc Bone And/Or Joint Image Whole Bdy | $819.60 | $2,049.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St. Francis Hospital Wilmington, DE · (302) 421-4100 HC NM Imaging Bone/Joint Whole Body | $930.80 | $1,432.00 | $417.00–$1,492.54 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Health Center Woodbury Woodbury, NJ BONE WHOLE BODY | $1,373.65 | $1,373.65 | — | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Medical Center Elmer Elmer, NJ · (856) 363-1000 BONE WHOLE BODY | $1,373.65 | $1,373.65 | — | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Medical Center Mannington Salem, NJ BONE WHOLE BODY | $1,373.65 | $1,373.65 | — | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill Mullica Hill, NJ BONE WHOLE BODY | $1,373.65 | $1,373.65 | — | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital Darby, PA · (215) 237-4000 HC NM Imaging Bone/Joint Whole Body | $1,408.55 | $2,167.00 | $328.57–$739.28 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Nazareth Hospital Philadelphia, PA · (215) 335-6000 HC NM Imaging Bone/Joint Whole Body | $1,408.55 | $2,167.00 | $344.78–$775.76 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St Mary Medical Center Langhorne, PA · (215) 750-2003 HC NM Imaging Bone/Joint Whole Body | $1,634.75 | $2,515.00 | $101.00–$2,389.25 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Nemours Children's Hospital Wilmington, DE · (302) 651-4000 Bone/Joint Whole Body | $3,704.00 | $3,704.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Nemours Children's Hospital Wilmington, DE · (302) 651-4000 Bone/Joint Whole Body | $3,704.00 | $3,704.00 | — | — | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $819.60, median $1,373.65, highest $3,704.00 — a 4.5× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 22 facilities here, median $875.20 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 2 of 4 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.