Bone scan cost in Shelby, MT — inpatient
In Shelby, MT, 1 hospital lists a cash price for bone scan, whole body (nuclear medicine) as an inpatient: from $1,218.59 to $1,218.59, with a median of $1,218.59. Across Montana, the median is $1,190.24 at 10 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 78306, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Logan Health - Shelby Shelby, MT · (406) 434-3200 NM Exam | $1,218.59 | $1,874.75 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $1,218.59, median $1,218.59, highest $1,218.59.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $1,218.59 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
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.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 78306 ($1,558.20). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Logan Health - Shelby Shelby, MTNM Bone Scan Total Body Planar - Report | $62.40 | file |