Bone scan cost in Washington, DC
In Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV, 7 hospitals list a cash price for Bone scan, whole body (nuclear medicine): from $659.50 to $1,723.50, with a median of $1,723.50. The lowest listed price is at Jefferson Medical Center — $1,064.00 less than the median here.
Cash prices at 7 facilities across 6 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 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson Medical Center lowest Ranson, WV BONE IMAGING WHOLE BODY | $659.50 | $1,319.00 | — | 50% | — source file |
| Potomac Hospital Corporation of Prince William Woodbridge, VA Chgr-Bone Scan Whole Body | $1,392.50 | $2,785.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church, VA HC BONE/JT IMAGING WHOLE BODY | $1,723.50 | $3,447.00 | $401.83–$2,688.66 | 50% | — source file |
| Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria, VA HC BONE/JT IMAGING WHOLE BODY | $1,723.50 | $3,447.00 | $401.83–$2,688.66 | 50% | — source file |
| Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria, VA HC BONE/JT IMAGING WHOLE BODY | $1,723.50 | $3,447.00 | $401.83–$2,688.66 | 50% | — source file |
| Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg, VA HC BONE/JT IMAGING WHOLE BODY | $1,723.50 | $3,447.00 | $401.83–$2,688.66 | 50% | — source file |
| Inova Fair Oaks Hospital Fairfax, VA HC BONE/JT IMAGING WHOLE BODY | $1,723.50 | $3,447.00 | $401.83–$2,688.66 | 50% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $659.50, median $1,723.50, highest $1,723.50 — a 2.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $1,723.50. 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 5 of 5 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.