Bone scan cost in Storm Lake, IA
In Storm Lake, IA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for Bone scan, whole body (nuclear medicine): from $236.00 to $236.00, with a median of $236.00. Across Iowa, the median is $790.80 at 31 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 78306, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Storm Lake, IA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buena Vista Regional Medical Center lowest Storm Lake, IA PR BONE/JOINT; WB | $236.00 | $295.00 | — | 20% | — source file |
| Buena Vista Regional Medical Center Storm Lake, IA HC NM BONE IMAGING WHOLE BODY | $581.60 | $727.00 | $385.00–$705.00 | 20% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $236.00, median $236.00, highest $236.00.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $581.60. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.