Bone scan cost in Ripley, WV
In Ripley, WV, 1 hospital lists a cash price for bone scan, whole body (nuclear medicine): from $714.50 to $714.50, with a median of $714.50. Across West Virginia, the median is $862.00 at 29 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 Jul 11, 2026 and Jul 11, 2026.
Lowest$714.50Jackson General Hospital
Median$714.50half of hospitals charge less
Highest$714.50in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson General Hospital Ripley, WV · (304) 372-2731 NUCLEAR MEDICINE STUDY OF BONE AND/OR JOINT WHOLE BODY File of Jul 11, 2026 · source file | $714.50 | $1,429.00 | — | 50% |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More
Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.
Outpatient: lowest $714.50, median $714.50, highest $714.50.
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.