Scans and imaging CPT 78306 Outpatient

Bone scan cost in Paris, AR

In Paris, AR, 1 hospital lists a cash price for bone scan, whole body (nuclear medicine): from $372.75 to $372.75, with a median of $372.75. Across Arkansas, the median is $570.76 at 13 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility 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 Jun 12, 2026 and Jun 12, 2026.

Lowest$372.75Mercy Hospital Paris
Median$372.75half pay less
Highest$372.75in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Mercy Hospital Paris Paris, AR Bone &/Joint Imaging Whole Body $372.75 $497.00 $273.35 25% Jun 12, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $372.75, median $372.75, highest $372.75.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $372.75. 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 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.