Bone scan cost in Tampa, FL
In Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL, 11 hospitals list a cash price for bone scan, whole body (nuclear medicine): from $790.40 to $6,567.34, with a median of $2,099.64. The lowest listed price is at Orlando Health Wiregrass Ranch Hospital and 1 other hospital — $1,309.24 less than the median here. Across Florida, the median is $2,236.53 at 79 hospitals.
Cash prices at 11 facilities across 7 cities for code 78306, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. 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 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orlando Health Wiregrass Ranch Hospital lowest Wesley Chapel, FL Hb Bone Imaging, Whole Body - Nm Bone Whole Body | $790.40 | $1,976.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| OHI West lowest Saint Petersburg, FL Hb Bone Imaging, Whole Body - Nm Bone Whole Body | $790.40 | $1,976.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Tampa General Hospital Tampa, FL · (813) 844-7000 Hb Bone Scan Whole Body | $1,243.55 | $3,553.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Riverview Riverview, FL · (813) 929-5962 HC BONE IMAGING, WHOLE BODY | $2,099.64 | $2,099.64 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Zephyrhills Zephyrhills, FL · (813) 615-7219 HC BONE IMAGING, WHOLE BODY | $2,099.64 | $2,099.64 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Carrollwood Tampa, FL · (813) 615-7219 HC BONE IMAGING, WHOLE BODY | $2,099.64 | $2,099.64 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Wesley Chapel Wesley Chapel, FL · (813) 929-5000 HC BONE IMAGING, WHOLE BODY | $2,099.64 | $2,099.64 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Tampa Tampa, FL · (813) 615-7200 HC BONE IMAGING, WHOLE BODY | $2,099.64 | $2,099.64 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute Hospital Tampa, FL BONE AND OR JOINT IMAGING WHOLE BODY | $4,383.50 | $8,767.00 | $1,656.96–$8,767.00 | 50% | — source file |
| H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute Hospital Tampa, FL BONE SCAN-WHOLE BODY | $4,383.50 | $8,767.00 | $1,656.96–$8,767.00 | 50% | — source file |
| AdventHealth Dade City Dade City, FL · (352) 568-1100 HC BONE IMAGING, WHOLE BODY | $5,246.70 | $5,246.70 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth North Pinellas Tarpon Springs, FL · (813) 615-7219 HC BONE IMAGING, WHOLE BODY | $6,567.34 | $6,567.34 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $790.40, median $2,099.64, highest $6,567.34 — a 8.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 11 facilities here, median $2,099.64. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.