Bone scan cost in Sidney, MT — inpatient
In Sidney, MT, 1 hospital lists a cash price for bone scan, whole body (nuclear medicine) as an inpatient: from $618.59 to $618.59, with a median of $618.59. Across Montana, the median is $1,151.10 at 7 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 78306, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 30, 2026 and Apr 30, 2026.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sidney Health Center Sidney, MT · (406) 488-2100 NM BONE AND OR JNT IMG WHOLE BODY | $618.59 | $999.00 | $909.09–$999.00 | 38% | Apr 30, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $618.59, median $618.59, highest $618.59.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $618.59 — 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 below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated and 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.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 78306 ($1,425.00). 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.
| Sidney Health Center Sidney, MTPFR 78306 BONE SCAN WHOLE | $97.84 | file |