Scans and imaging CPT 78306 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Bone scan cost in Phoenix, AZ — inpatient

In Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ, 22 hospitals list a cash price for bone scan, whole body (nuclear medicine) as an inpatient: from $485.75 to $4,340.00, with a median of $2,002.06. The lowest listed price is at Banner Heart Hospital — $1,516.31 less than the median here. Across Arizona, the median is $1,160.00 at 27 hospitals.

Cash prices at 22 facilities across 11 cities for code 78306, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 2, 2026 and May 1, 2026.

Lowest$485.75Banner Heart Hospital
Median$2,002.06half pay less
Highest$4,340.00in this market
Difference8.9×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ.

median
Lowest $485.75Highest $4,340.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Banner Heart Hospital lowest Mesa, AZ · (480) 854-5050 NM BONE&/JOINT BODY WHOLE $485.75 $3,625.00 $1,631.25–$2,718.75 87% Mar 2, 2026
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Banner Casa Grande Medical Center Casa Grande, AZ · (520) 381-6300 NM BONE&/JOINT BODY WHOLE $714.12 $3,625.00 $1,631.25–$2,718.75 80% Mar 2, 2026
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Banner Estrella Medical Center Phoenix, AZ · (623) 327-4000 NM BONE&/JOINT BODY WHOLE $764.88 $3,625.00 $1,631.25–$2,718.75 79% Mar 2, 2026
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Banner Del E Webb Medical Center Sun City West, AZ · (623) 524-4000 NM BONE&/JOINT BODY WHOLE $768.50 $3,625.00 $1,631.25–$2,900.00 79% Mar 2, 2026
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Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City, AZ · (623) 832-4000 NM BONE&/JOINT BODY WHOLE $768.50 $3,625.00 $1,631.25–$2,900.00 79% Mar 2, 2026
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Banner Thunderbird Medical Center Glendale, AZ · (602) 865-4470 NM BONE&/JOINT BODY WHOLE $888.12 $3,625.00 $1,631.25–$2,718.75 76% Mar 2, 2026
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Banner Desert Medical Center Mesa, AZ · (480) 412-3000 NM BONE&/JOINT BODY WHOLE $1,015.00 $3,625.00 $1,631.25–$2,718.75 72% Mar 2, 2026
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Banner Gateway Medical Center Gilbert, AZ · (480) 543-2000 NM BONE&/JOINT BODY WHOLE $1,047.62 $3,625.00 $1,631.25–$2,718.75 71% May 1, 2026
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Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa, AZ · (480) 321-2000 NM BONE&/JOINT BODY WHOLE $1,138.25 $3,625.00 $1,631.25–$2,718.75 69% Mar 2, 2026
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Banner Ocotillo Medical Center Chandler, AZ · (480) 256-7000 NM BONE&/JOINT BODY WHOLE $1,160.00 $3,625.00 $1,631.25–$2,718.75 68% Mar 2, 2026
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Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix, AZ · (602) 839-2000 NM BONE&/JOINT BODY WHOLE $1,439.12 $3,625.00 $1,631.25–$2,718.75 60% Mar 2, 2026
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Dignity Health East Valley Rehabilitation Hospital Chandler, AZ NM BONE/JOINT WHOLE BODY $2,565.00 $2,565.00 $2,565.00 — Mar 31, 2026
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Dignity Health East Valley Rehabilitation Hospital Gilbert, AZ NM BONE/JOINT WHOLE BODY $2,565.00 $2,565.00 $2,565.00 — Mar 16, 2026
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HonorHealth Tempe Medical Center Tempe, AZ Hc Bone And/Or Joint Imaging; Whole Body $4,340.00 $4,340.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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HonorHealth Deer Valley Medical Center Phoenix, AZ · (623) 879-6100 Hc Bone And/Or Joint Imaging; Whole Body $4,340.00 $4,340.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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HonorHealth Florence Medical Center Florence, AZ Hc Bone And/Or Joint Imaging; Whole Body $4,340.00 $4,340.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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HonorHealth Four Peaks Medical Center Mesa, AZ · (480) 358-6100 Hc Bone And/Or Joint Imaging; Whole Body $4,340.00 $4,340.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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HonorHealth Sonoran Crossing Medical Center Phoenix, AZ · (480) 882-4327 Hc Bone And/Or Joint Imaging; Whole Body $4,340.00 $4,340.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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HonorHealth John C. Lincoln Medical Center Phoenix, AZ · (602) 943-2381 Hc Bone And/Or Joint Imaging; Whole Body $4,340.00 $4,340.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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HonorHealth Scottsdale Osborn Medical Center Scottsdale, AZ · (480) 882-4004 Hc Bone And/Or Joint Imaging; Whole Body $4,340.00 $4,340.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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HonorHealth Scottsdale Shea Medical Center Scottsdale, AZ · (480) 323-3000 Hc Bone And/Or Joint Imaging; Whole Body $4,340.00 $4,340.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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HonorHealth Scottsdale Thompson Peak Med Center Scottsdale, AZ · (480) 324-7001 Hc Bone And/Or Joint Imaging; Whole Body $4,340.00 $4,340.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $485.75, median $2,002.06, highest $4,340.00 — a 8.9× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 21 facilities here, median $1,160.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 11 of 13 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 11 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.