Bone scan cost in Worcester, MA — inpatient
In Worcester, MA, 4 hospitals list a cash price for bone scan, whole body (nuclear medicine) as an inpatient: from $1,413.00 to $3,861.00, with a median of $1,514.00. The lowest listed price is at Milford Regional Medical Center — $101.00 less than the median here. Across Massachusetts, the median is $1,313.90 at 17 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 4 cities for code 78306, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 26, 2026 and Apr 3, 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 Worcester, MA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milford Regional Medical Center lowest Milford, MA · (508) 473-1190 Total Body Bone | $1,413.00 | $1,413.00 | $1,413.00 | — | — source file |
| UMass Memorial Health - Harrington Hospital Southbridge, MA · (508) 765-9771 HC Bone and/or Joint Imaging; Whole Body | $1,468.00 | $1,468.00 | — | — | Apr 3, 2026 source file |
| HealthAlliance - Clinton Hospital Leominster, MA · (978) 466-2000 HC Bone and/or Joint Imaging; Whole Body | $1,560.00 | $1,560.00 | — | — | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| UMass Memorial Medical Center Worcester, MA · (508) 334-1000 HC Bone and/or Joint Imaging; Whole Body | $3,861.00 | $3,861.00 | — | — | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $1,413.00, median $1,514.00, highest $3,861.00 — a 2.7× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $1,514.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is not 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.