Bone scan cost in Colorado
In Colorado, 37 hospitals publish a cash price for bone scan, whole body (nuclear medicine): from $404.25 to $14,767.50, with a median of $2,060.40. The lowest price is at Vail Health Hospital (Vail). The highest price is 36.5× the lowest.
- The median here, $2,060.40, is 48% above the US median of $1,392.50.
- That is 5.0× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($408.43).
- Colorado ranks 47th of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 20 of 37 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Colorado's Hospital Discounted Care law (HB21-1198): for qualifying patients with household income at or below 250% of the federal poverty level, hospitals and the clinicians who work in them may charge no more than the greater of the Medicare rate or the Medicaid base rate, and monthly payments are capped. That can be less than the cash prices below; ask the hospital to screen you for discounted care. Other states' laws.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 78306. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 9, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$404.25Vail Health Hospital
Median$2,060.40half of hospitals charge less
Highest$14,767.50in Colorado
Lowest saves$1,656.15vs the median
Hospitals in Colorado, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vail Health Hospital lowest Vail · Edwards, CO NM Bone Imaging Whole Body | $404.25 | $539.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Denver Health and Hospital Authority Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC BONE AND/OR JT WHOLE BODY | $479.24 | $1,369.23 | Apr 30, 2026 source file |
| Delta County Memorial Hospital Delta · Delta, CO BONE WHOLE BODY (BONW) | $800.08 | $2,000.21 | Aug 24, 2026 source file |
| Wray Community District Hospital Wray · Wray, CO NM Bone Imaging Whole Body | $915.14 | $1,220.18 | Mar 1, 2024 source file |
| Delta Health Hospital Delta · Delta, CO BONE WHOLE BODY (BONW) | $1,088.55 | $1,814.25 | Apr 2, 2026 source file |
| National Jewish Health Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC NM BONE IMAGING WHOLE BODY | $1,259.30 | $1,799.00 | Mar 1, 2026 source file |
| Grand River Medical Center Rifle · Rifle, CO NUCLEAR MEDICINE STUDY OF BONE AND/OR JOINT WHOLE BODY | $1,273.50 | $2,547.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Sterling Regional Medical Center Sterling · Sterling, CO NM BONE&/JOINT BODY WHOLE | $1,296.29 | $3,257.00 | Sep 23, 2026 source file |
| Centennial Hospital A Campus of Tmca Englewood · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO NM BONE WHOLE BODY | $1,325.77 | $1,325.77 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Aurora Aurora · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO NM BONE WHOLE BODY | $1,325.77 | $1,325.77 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Melissa Memorial Hospital Holyoke · Holyoke, CO Nuclear medicine study of bone and/or joint whole body | $1,611.20 | $2,014.00 | Nov 7, 2026 source file |
| Lincoln Health Hugo · Hugo, CO Bone imaging whole body | $1,657.00 | $1,657.00 | Jun 4, 2026 source file |
| Community Hospital Grand Junction · Grand Junction, CO NUCLEAR MEDICINE STUDY OF BONE AND/OR JOINT WHOLE BODY | $1,677.20 | $2,995.00 | Mar 13, 2026 source file |
| Banner North Colorado Medical Center Greeley · Greeley, CO NM BONE&/JOINT BODY WHOLE | $1,852.01 | $3,749.00 | Sep 23, 2026 source file |
| Aspen Valley Hospital District Aspen · Rifle, CO HC Bone Imaging, Whole Body - NM Bone Whole Body | $1,863.00 | $1,863.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| San Luis Valley Health Alamosa · Alamosa, CO BONE IMAGING WHOLE BODY | $1,885.40 | $3,428.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| East Morgan County Hospital Brush · Fort Morgan, CO NM BONE&/JOINT BODY WHOLE | $1,889.06 | $3,257.00 | Sep 23, 2026 source file |
| Banner Fort Collins Medical Center Fort Collins · Fort Collins-Loveland, CO NM BONE&/JOINT BODY WHOLE | $2,043.21 | $3,749.00 | Sep 23, 2026 source file |
| Salida Hospital District Salida · Salida, CO Nuclear medicine study of bone and/or joint whole body | $2,060.40 | $2,424.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Hospital Colorado Aurora · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HB=NM BONE/JOINT WHOLE BODY | $2,975.70 | $4,578.00 | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Boulder Community Health Boulder · Boulder, CO HC BONE IMAGING, WHOLE BODY - NM BONE WHOLE BODY | $3,342.00 | $6,684.00 | Sep 16, 2026 source file |
| Spalding at Psl Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO NM BONE WHOLE BODY | $3,625.74 | $3,625.74 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Avista Louisville · Boulder, CO HC BONE IMAGING, WHOLE BODY | $4,728.76 | $4,728.76 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Castle Rock Castle Rock · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC BONE IMAGING, WHOLE BODY | $4,728.76 | $4,728.76 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Littleton Littleton · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC BONE IMAGING, WHOLE BODY | $4,728.76 | $4,728.76 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Parker Parker · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC BONE IMAGING, WHOLE BODY | $4,728.76 | $4,728.76 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Porter Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC BONE IMAGING, WHOLE BODY | $4,728.76 | $4,728.76 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Central Park ER Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO NM BONE WHOLE BODY | $8,366.23 | $8,366.23 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Rose Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Bone and/or joint imaging; whole body | $8,366.23 | $8,366.23 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Belmar ER Lakewood · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO NM BONE WHOLE BODY | $11,068.85 | $11,068.85 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Southwest ER Littleton · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO NM BONE WHOLE BODY | $11,068.85 | $11,068.85 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Swedish Englewood · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO NM BONE WHOLE BODY | $11,068.85 | $11,068.85 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Presbyterian St Lukes Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO NM BONE WHOLE BODY | $11,716.75 | $11,716.75 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Mountain Ridge Thornton · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO NM BONE WHOLE BODY | $13,242.86 | $13,242.86 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Northeast ER Thornton · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Bone and/or joint imaging; whole body | $13,242.86 | $13,242.86 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Sky Ridge Lone Tree · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Bone and/or joint imaging; whole body | $14,767.50 | $14,767.50 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone South Parker ER Parker · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO NM BONE WHOLE BODY | $14,767.50 | $14,767.50 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
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
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
At or below Medicare This cash price is at or below what Medicare pays a hospital for the same service, which is unusually low. It is what the hospital's file says; confirm it and what it includes before booking. More
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | 20 | $479.24 | $6,547.50 |
| Boulder, CO | 2 | $3,342.00 | $4,035.38 |
| Delta, CO | 2 | $800.08 | $944.32 |
| Rifle, CO | 2 | $1,273.50 | $1,568.25 |
| Alamosa, CO | 1 | $1,885.40 | $1,885.40 |
| Edwards, CO | 1 | $404.25 | $404.25 |
| Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | 1 | $2,043.21 | $2,043.21 |
| Fort Morgan, CO | 1 | $1,889.06 | $1,889.06 |
| Grand Junction, CO | 1 | $1,677.20 | $1,677.20 |
| Greeley, CO | 1 | $1,852.01 | $1,852.01 |
| Holyoke, CO | 1 | $1,611.20 | $1,611.20 |
| Hugo, CO | 1 | $1,657.00 | $1,657.00 |
| Salida, CO | 1 | $2,060.40 | $2,060.40 |
| Sterling, CO | 1 | $1,296.29 | $1,296.29 |
| Wray, CO | 1 | $915.14 | $915.14 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
What bone scan is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Bone scan explained.
Bone scan, whole body (nuclear medicine) in other states
- Alabama$1,100.85
- Alaska$1,972.21
- Arizona$1,424.06
- Arkansas$652.08
- California$2,121.60
- Connecticut$1,582.96
- Delaware$2,067.55
- District of Columbia$1,570.71, 3 hospitals
- Florida$2,538.25
- Georgia$1,275.78
- Hawaii$1,080.10
- Idaho$1,425.00
- Illinois$1,576.38
- Indiana$1,579.50
- Iowa$1,227.20
- Kansas$965.24
- Kentucky$1,336.20
- Louisiana$549.78
- Maine$1,168.88
- Maryland$1,238.19
- Massachusetts$1,313.90
- Michigan$993.74
- Minnesota$1,224.09
- Mississippi$648.69
- Missouri$1,422.20
- Montana$1,356.72
- Nebraska$1,833.58
- Nevada$1,574.10
- New Hampshire$1,891.00
- New Jersey$525.99
- New Mexico$1,023.33
- New York$985.00
- North Carolina$1,455.00
- North Dakota$1,065.33
- Ohio$1,535.40
- Oklahoma$954.00
- Oregon$1,416.81
- Pennsylvania$1,228.80
- Puerto Rico$369.00
- Rhode Island$601.80
- South Carolina$1,457.70
- South Dakota$1,969.60
- Tennessee$677.21
- Texas$1,570.65
- Utah$2,827.12
- Vermont$2,010.00
- Virginia$1,392.50
- Washington$1,483.25
- West Virginia$871.00
- Wisconsin$1,490.00
- Wyoming$1,664.97
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.