Bone scan cost in Salem, OR — inpatient
In Salem, OR, 3 hospitals list a cash price for bone scan, whole body (nuclear medicine) as an inpatient: from $542.75 to $834.22, with a median of $834.22. The lowest listed price is at Legacy Silverton Medical Center — $291.47 less than the median here. Across Oregon, the median is $1,249.30 at 33 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 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 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 Salem, OR.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legacy Silverton Medical Center lowest Silverton, OR · (503) 873-1500 HC NM BONE IMAGING WHOLE BODY | $542.75 | $835.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| West Valley Hospital Dallas, OR · (503) 623-8301 HCHRG BONE SCAN WHOLE BODY-NM | $834.22 | $1,574.00 | — | 47% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Salem Hospital Salem, OR · (503) 561-5200 HCHRG BONE SCAN WHOLE BODY-NM | $834.22 | $1,574.00 | — | 47% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $542.75, median $834.22, highest $834.22 — a 1.5× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $834.22 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
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.