Bone scan cost in Riverside, CA — inpatient
In Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA, 8 hospitals list a cash price for bone scan, whole body (nuclear medicine) as an inpatient: from $723.36 to $4,705.78, with a median of $1,784.85. The lowest listed price is at St Mary Medical Center — $1,061.49 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $2,121.60 at 95 hospitals.
Cash prices at 8 facilities across 6 cities for code 78306, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Sep 2, 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 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Mary Medical Center lowest Apple Valley, CA · (760) 242-2311 HC NM BONE AND OR JOINT IMAGING WHOLE BODY CDM | $723.36 | $1,507.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center - Murrieta Murrieta, CA · (951) 290-4000 HC BONE SCAN WHOLE BODY | $1,153.35 | $2,563.00 | $463.90–$1,922.25 | 55% | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-4000 HC BONE SCAN WHOLE BODY | $1,306.80 | $2,904.00 | $580.80–$2,613.60 | 55% | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Loma Linda University Childrens Hospital Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-8000 HC BONE SCAN WHOLE BODY | $1,448.10 | $3,218.00 | $643.60–$2,735.30 | 55% | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Moreno Valley Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 251-6530 BONE &/JOINT IMAGING WHOLE BODY | $2,121.60 | $4,080.00 | $365.00–$1,085.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fontana Fontana, CA · (909) 427-5000 BONE &/JOINT IMAGING WHOLE BODY | $2,121.60 | $4,080.00 | $365.00–$1,085.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Riverside Riverside, CA · (951) 353-2000 BONE &/JOINT IMAGING WHOLE BODY | $2,121.60 | $4,080.00 | $365.00–$1,085.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 486-4000 HC Bone Scan Whole Body | $4,705.78 | $4,705.78 | $119.88–$4,705.78 | — | — source file |
| Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 486-4000 HC Bone Scan Whole Body | $4,705.78 | $4,705.78 | $119.88–$4,705.78 | — | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $723.36, median $1,784.85, highest $4,705.78 — a 6.5× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 13 facilities here, median $1,306.80 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 3 of 7 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.