Bone scan cost in Pittsburgh, PA — inpatient
In Pittsburgh, PA, 13 hospitals list a cash price for bone scan, whole body (nuclear medicine) as an inpatient: from $504.00 to $3,787.80, with a median of $2,164.80. The lowest listed price is at Monogahela Valley Hospital — $1,660.80 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $1,319.36 at 62 hospitals.
Cash prices at 13 facilities across 8 cities for code 78306, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 6, 2026 and Apr 14, 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 Pittsburgh, PA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monogahela Valley Hospital lowest Monongahela, PA · (724) 258-1000 BONE SCAN WHOLE BODY | $504.00 | $840.00 | $378.00 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Jameson New Castle, PA · (724) 656-4100 BONE/JNT IMAG WHOLE BODY | $655.80 | $1,093.00 | $819.75–$961.84 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Washington Washington, PA · (724) 225-7000 BONE WHOLEBODY-E | $853.32 | $1,422.20 | $995.54 | 40% | — source file |
| AHN Wexford Hospital Wexford, PA · (412) 295-3319 HC NM BONE/JOINT IMG WB | $988.64 | $1,336.00 | $296.34–$558.59 | 26% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 692-5325 BONE/JNT IMAG WHOLE BODY | $1,558.20 | $2,597.00 | $1,038.80–$2,337.30 | 40% | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 641-4010 HC BONE/JNT IMAG WHOLE BODY | $1,845.60 | $3,076.00 | $1,107.36–$2,829.92 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC East Monroeville, PA · (412) 357-3000 BONE/JNT IMAG WHOLE BODY | $2,164.80 | $3,608.00 | $1,226.72–$2,886.40 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Passavant - McCandless Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 367-6700 HC BONE/JNT IMAG WHOLE BODY | $2,214.00 | $3,690.00 | $1,328.40–$3,431.70 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 232-8111 BONE/JNT IMAG WHOLE BODY | $2,464.80 | $4,108.00 | $1,257.05–$3,697.20 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC McKeesport McKeesport, PA · (412) 664-2000 BONE/JNT IMAG WHOLE BODY | $2,622.00 | $4,370.00 | $1,516.39–$3,714.50 | 40% | — source file |
| Highlands Hospital Connellsville, PA · (724) 628-1500 NM BONE IMAGING WHOLE BODY | $2,919.00 | $4,865.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC St Margaret Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 784-4000 BONE/JNT IMAG WHOLE BODY | $2,979.00 | $4,965.00 | $1,295.87–$4,220.25 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 647-2345 BONE/JNT IMAG WHOLE BODY | $3,787.80 | $6,313.00 | $4,103.45–$5,366.05 | 40% | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $504.00, median $2,164.80, highest $3,787.80 — a 7.5× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 14 facilities here, median $2,005.20 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 10 of 12 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 3 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.