Bone scan cost in Delaware
In Delaware, 6 hospitals publish a cash price for bone scan, whole body (nuclear medicine): from $930.80 to $3,704.00, with a median of $2,067.55. The lowest price is at St. Francis Hospital (Wilmington). The highest price is 4.0× the lowest.
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 Sep 23, 2026.
Hospitals in Delaware, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Francis Hospital lowest Wilmington · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD HC NM Imaging Bone/Joint Whole Body | $930.80 | $1,432.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| TidalHealth Nanticoke Seaford · Seaford, DE HC Bone Scan-Whole Body | $982.43 | $982.43 | — source file |
| Beebe Medical Center Lewes · Seaford, DE NUCLEAR MEDICINE STUDY OF BONE AND/OR JOINT WHOLE BODY | $1,694.05 | $1,993.00 | — source file |
| Bayhealth Hospital, Sussex Campus Milford · Seaford, DE Hc Bone Scan /Whole Body | $2,441.04 | $2,906.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bayhealth Medical Center, Kent Campus Dover · Dover, DE Hc Bone Scan /Whole Body | $2,441.04 | $2,906.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Nemours Children's Hospital Wilmington · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Bone/Joint Whole Body | $3,704.00 | $3,704.00 | — source file |
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seaford, DE | 3 | $982.43 | $1,694.05 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 2 | $930.80 | $2,317.40 |
| Dover, DE | 1 | $2,441.04 | $2,441.04 |
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.
Bone scan, whole body (nuclear medicine) in other states
- Alabama$2,452.50
- Alaska$1,582.80
- Arizona$1,160.00
- Arkansas$570.76
- California$2,121.60
- Colorado$1,513.47
- Connecticut$1,348.60
- Florida$2,236.53
- Georgia$1,087.32
- Hawaii$934.20
- Idaho$1,425.00
- Illinois$1,405.00
- Indiana$1,621.00
- Iowa$790.80
- Kansas$3,850.90
- Kentucky$2,350.73
- Louisiana$549.78
- Maine$1,174.20
- Maryland$744.94
- Massachusetts$1,313.90
- Michigan$792.00
- Minnesota$1,035.16
- Mississippi$609.76
- Missouri$1,422.20
- Montana$1,338.88
- Nebraska$1,202.50
- Nevada$1,165.86
- New Hampshire$1,052.28
- New Jersey$523.97
- New Mexico$1,392.40
- New York$785.03
- North Carolina$1,396.88
- North Dakota$1,142.40
- Ohio$1,535.40
- Oklahoma$919.60
- Oregon$1,249.30
- Pennsylvania$1,319.36
- Puerto Rico$369.00
- Rhode Island$524.40
- South Carolina$1,666.00
- South Dakota$1,969.60
- Tennessee$452.25
- Texas$1,823.30
- Utah$1,294.84
- Vermont$1,825.60
- Virginia$1,392.50
- Washington$1,489.09
- West Virginia$967.25
- Wisconsin$1,389.96
- Wyoming$1,134.46
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.