Bone scan cost in Iowa
In Iowa, 79 hospitals publish a cash price for bone scan, whole body (nuclear medicine): from $188.00 to $3,238.00, with a median of $1,227.20. The lowest price is at MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center (West Des Moines). The highest price is 17.2× the lowest.
- The median here, $1,227.20, is 12% below the US median of $1,392.50.
- That is 3.0× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($408.43).
- Iowa ranks 19th of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 10 of 79 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
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 7, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$188.00MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center
Median$1,227.20half of hospitals charge less
Highest$3,238.00in Iowa
Lowest saves$1,039.20vs the median
Hospitals in Iowa, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center lowest West Des Moines · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HC NM Imaging Bone/Joint Whole Body | $188.00 | $188.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Floyd County Memorial Hospital Commission Charles City · Charles City, IA Nuclear medicine study of bone and/or joint whole body | $408.40 | $1,021.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque · Dubuque, IA HC NM Imaging Bone/Joint Whole Body | $560.95 | $863.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital Council Bluffs · Omaha, NE-IA Bone and/ or Joint Imag-Wh Body | $575.10 | $1,917.00 | Feb 15, 2026 source file |
| Buena Vista Regional Medical Center Storm Lake · Storm Lake, IA HC NM BONE IMAGING WHOLE BODY | $581.60 | $727.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Greene County Medical Center Jefferson · Jefferson, IA HC NM BONE IMAGING WHOLE BODY | $584.08 | $1,043.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Orange City Municipal Hospital Orange City · Orange City, IA Nuclear medicine study of bone and/or joint whole body | $712.00 | $890.00 | Sep 23, 2026 source file |
| Loring Hospital Sac City · Sac City, IA HC NM BONE IMAGING WHOLE BODY | $726.40 | $908.00 | Aug 25, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL NM Bone Imaging whole Body | $790.80 | $1,318.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Waverly Health Center Waverly · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA Nuclear medicine study of bone and/or joint whole body | $832.00 | $1,600.00 | Oct 19, 2026 source file |
| Humboldt County Memorial Hospital Humboldt · Humboldt, IA HC NM BONE IMAGING WHOLE BODY | $843.75 | $937.50 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hospital and Clinic West Union · West Union, IA HCHG 78306 BONE SCAN-ROUTINE | $862.49 | $1,452.00 | Jun 27, 2026 source file |
| Cass County Memorial Hospital Atlantic · Atlantic, IA Nuclear medicine study of bone and/or joint whole body | $863.80 | $1,234.00 | Jun 1, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center Davenport · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL NM Bone Imaging whole Body | $864.00 | $1,440.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Jefferson County Hospital Fairfield · Fairfield, IA Nuclear medicine study of bone and/or joint whole body | $896.40 | $1,494.00 | Aug 20, 2026 source file |
| The Finley Hospital Dubuque · Dubuque, IA HC NM BONE IMAGING WHOLE BODY | $921.63 | $1,152.03 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Washington County Hospital Washington · Iowa City, IA Nuclear medicine study of bone and/or joint whole body | $922.50 | $1,230.00 | Oct 20, 2026 source file |
| Kossuth Regional Health Center Algona · Algona, IA Nuclear medicine study of bone and/or joint whole body | $946.40 | $1,183.00 | Jul 16, 2026 source file |
| Community Memorial Hospital Medical Center Sumner · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HC NM BONE IMAGING WHOLE BODY | $986.07 | $1,232.59 | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| Shelby County Chris A Myrtue Memorial Hospital Harlan · Harlan, IA Nuclear medicine study of bone and/or joint whole body | $994.12 | $1,714.00 | Apr 21, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs Council Bluffs · Omaha, NE-IA HC NM BONE SCAN WHOLE BODY | $1,001.47 | $2,329.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Sioux Center Health Sioux Center · Sioux Center, IA | $1,007.83 | $1,039.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Cherokee Regional Medical Center Cherokee · Cherokee, IA HC NM BONE IMAGING WHOLE BODY | $1,035.90 | $1,151.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Stewart Memorial Community Hospital Lake City · Lake City, IA NM BONE IMAGING WHOLE BODY | $1,036.00 | $1,296.00 | Oct 8, 2024 source file |
| Clarinda Regional Health Center Clarinda · Clarinda, IA Nuclear medicine study of bone and/or joint whole body | $1,080.75 | $1,441.00 | Oct 23, 2026 source file |
| Pocahontas Community Hospital Pocahontas · Pocahontas, IA HC NM BONE IMAGING WHOLE BODY | $1,093.00 | $1,093.00 | Mar 29, 2026 source file |
| Avera Merrill Pioneer Rock Rapids · Rock Rapids, IA | $1,094.16 | $1,128.00 | — source file |
| Hawarden Regional Healthcare Harwarden · Harwarden, IA NUC MED BONE/JOINT IMAGING WHOLE BODY | $1,095.10 | $1,288.35 | Apr 24, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health - Mercy Hospital, Corning Iowa Corning · Corning, IA HC NM BONE SCAN WHOLE BODY | $1,103.85 | $2,453.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Shenandoah Medical Center Shenandoah · Shenandoah, IA Nuclear medicine study of bone and/or joint whole body | $1,118.00 | $1,720.00 | Sep 21, 2026 source file |
| Belmond Community Hospital Belmond · Belmond, IA Nuclear medicine study of bone and/or joint whole body | $1,129.20 | $1,882.00 | Apr 22, 2026 source file |
| Iowa Specialty Hospital-Clarion Clarion · Clarion, IA Nuclear medicine study of bone and/or joint whole body | $1,141.80 | $1,903.00 | Jun 11, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Methodist Hospital Cedar Rapids · Cedar Rapids, IA HC NM BONE IMAGING WHOLE BODY | $1,142.21 | $1,427.76 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Van Diest Medical Center Webster City · Webster City, IA NM Bone Imaging Whole Body | $1,151.20 | $1,439.00 | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| WinnMed Decorah · Decorah, IA Nuclear medicine study of bone and/or joint whole body | $1,162.00 | $1,660.00 | Oct 13, 2026 source file |
| Story County Hospital Nevada · Ames, IA HC NM BONE IMAGING WHOLE BODY | $1,168.80 | $1,461.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Trinity Regional Medical Center Fort Dodge · Fort Dodge, IA HC NM BONE IMAGING WHOLE BODY | $1,182.00 | $1,477.49 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| UnityPoint Health - Jones Regional Medical Center Anamosa · Cedar Rapids, IA HC NM BONE IMAGING WHOLE BODY | $1,205.45 | $1,506.81 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health Community Memorial Hospital of Missouri Valley, Iowa Missouri Valley · Omaha, NE-IA HC NM BONE SCAN WHOLE BODY | $1,226.50 | $2,453.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HC NM Imaging Bone/Joint Whole Body | $1,227.20 | $1,888.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Guttenberg Municipal Hospital Guttenberg · Guttenberg, IA HC NM BONE IMAGING WHOLE BODY | $1,228.00 | $1,535.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Van Buren County Hospital Keosauqua · Keosauqua, IA Nuclear medicine study of bone and/or joint whole body | $1,233.40 | $1,762.00 | Jul 20, 2026 source file |
| Virginia Gay Hospital Vinton · Cedar Rapids, IA Nuclear medicine study of bone and/or joint whole body | $1,255.20 | $1,569.00 | Aug 13, 2026 source file |
| Madison County Memorial Hospital Winterset · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Nuclear medicine study of bone and/or joint whole body | $1,271.20 | $1,589.00 | Oct 21, 2026 source file |
| Guthrie County Hospital Guthrie Center · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Nuclear medicine study of bone and/or joint whole body | $1,286.00 | $1,286.00 | Sep 26, 2026 source file |
| St Lukes Regional Medical Center Sioux City · Sioux City, IA-NE-SD HC NM BONE IMAGING WHOLE BODY | $1,310.19 | $1,637.73 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Lakes Regional Hospital Spirit Lake · Spirit Lake, IA | $1,372.75 | $1,445.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Palo Alto County Hospital Emmetsburg · Emmetsburg, IA Bone and/or joint imaging; whole body | $1,378.50 | $1,838.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Boone County Hospital Boone · Ames, IA Nuclear medicine study of bone and/or joint whole body | $1,399.13 | $1,748.91 | Jul 27, 2026 source file |
| Hancock County Health System Britt · Britt, IA Nuclear medicine study of bone and/or joint whole body | $1,431.00 | $1,908.00 | Oct 20, 2026 source file |
| Rawford County Memorial Hospital Denison · Denison, IA Nuclear medicine study of bone and/or joint whole body | $1,437.60 | $1,797.00 | Jul 27, 2026 source file |
| Adair County Memorial Hospital Greenfield · Greenfield, IA Nuclear medicine study of bone and/or joint whole body | $1,451.25 | $1,935.00 | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Manning Regional Healthcare Center Manning · Carroll, IA Nuclear medicine study of bone and/or joint whole body | $1,465.29 | $2,187.00 | Oct 16, 2026 source file |
| Audubon County Memorial Hospital Audubon · Audubon, IA Nuclear medicine study of bone and/or joint whole body | $1,500.00 | $1,500.00 | Sep 14, 2026 source file |
| Decatur County Hospital Leon · Leon, IA Nuclear medicine study of bone and/or joint whole body | $1,500.00 | $1,875.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Hansen Family Hospital Iowa Falls · Iowa Falls, IA Nuclear medicine study of bone and/or joint whole body | $1,533.00 | $1,533.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| UnityPoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medical Des Moines · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HC NM BONE IMAGING WHOLE BODY | $1,534.25 | $1,917.81 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Trinity - Bettendorf Bettendorf · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL HC NM BONE IMAGING WHOLE BODY | $1,580.27 | $1,975.33 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Unity Healthcare Muscatine · Muscatine, IA HC NM BONE IMAGING WHOLE BODY | $1,580.27 | $1,975.33 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Grinnell Regional Medical Center Grinnell · Grinnell, IA HC NM BONE IMAGING WHOLE BODY | $1,619.94 | $2,024.92 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton · Clinton, IA HC NM Imaging Bone/Joint Whole Body | $1,649.05 | $2,537.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Grundy County Memorial Hospital Grundy Center · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HC NM BONE IMAGING WHOLE BODY | $1,696.80 | $2,121.00 | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center Waterloo · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HC NM Imaging Bone/Joint Whole Body | $1,708.85 | $2,629.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Wayne County Hospital Corydon · Corydon, IA Nuclear medicine study of bone and/or joint whole body | $1,717.00 | $1,717.00 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center Mason City · Mason City, IA HC NM Imaging Bone/Joint Whole Body | $1,739.40 | $2,676.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Allen Hospital Waterloo · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HC NM BONE IMAGING WHOLE BODY | $1,748.73 | $2,185.91 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| UnityPoint Health Marshalltown Marshalltown · Marshalltown, IA HC NM BONE IMAGING WHOLE BODY | $1,748.73 | $2,185.91 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Medical Center - New Hampton New Hampton · New Hampton, IA HC NM Imaging Bone/Joint Whole Body | $1,755.00 | $2,700.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Newton Medical Center Newton · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HC NM Imaging Bone/Joint Whole Body | $1,755.00 | $2,700.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Franklin General Hospital Hampton · Hampton, IA Nuclear medicine study of bone and/or joint whole body | $1,804.50 | $2,005.00 | Nov 3, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Sheldon Medical Center Sheldon · Sheldon, IA NM BONE AND OR JNT IMG WHOLE BODY | $1,916.00 | $2,395.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Broadlawns Medical Center Des Moines · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Bone Imaging, Whole Body | $1,959.00 | $1,959.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center Down Iowa City · Iowa City, IA HB WHOLE BODY BONE 201408507, RESEARCH | $1,964.20 | $2,806.00 | Mar 11, 2026 source file |
| University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics Iowa City · Iowa City, IA HB J591 W. BODY VAENA RESEARCH | $1,964.20 | $2,806.00 | Mar 11, 2026 source file |
| Jackson County Regional Health Center Maquoketa · Maquoketa, IA NM BONE IMAGING WHOLE BODY | $2,029.00 | $2,029.00 | Aug 11, 2026 source file |
| St Anthony Regional Hospital and Nursing Home Carroll · Carroll, IA Nuclear medicine study of bone and/or joint whole body | $2,451.00 | $2,451.00 | Nov 3, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Centerville Medical Center Centerville · Centerville, IA HC NM Imaging Bone/Joint Whole Body | $2,700.00 | $2,700.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Spencer Municipal Hospital Spencer · Spencer, IA Bone Scan Whole Body | $2,762.25 | $3,683.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Dallas County Hospital Perry · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA NM BONE SCAN W/B WHOLE PER PROTOCOL | $3,238.00 | $4,982.00 | May 29, 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
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By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 8 | $188.00 | $1,410.12 |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | 5 | $832.00 | $1,696.80 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 3 | $790.80 | $864.00 |
| Iowa City, IA | 3 | $922.50 | $1,964.20 |
| Omaha, NE-IA | 3 | $575.10 | $1,001.47 |
| Ames, IA | 2 | $1,168.80 | $1,283.96 |
| Carroll, IA | 2 | $1,465.29 | $1,958.14 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 2 | $1,205.45 | $1,230.32 |
| Dubuque, IA | 2 | $560.95 | $741.29 |
| Algona, IA | 1 | $946.40 | $946.40 |
| Atlantic, IA | 1 | $863.80 | $863.80 |
| Audubon, IA | 1 | $1,500.00 | $1,500.00 |
| Belmond, IA | 1 | $1,129.20 | $1,129.20 |
| Britt, IA | 1 | $1,431.00 | $1,431.00 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 1 | $1,142.21 | $1,142.21 |
| Centerville, IA | 1 | $2,700.00 | $2,700.00 |
| Charles City, IA | 1 | $408.40 | $408.40 |
| Cherokee, IA | 1 | $1,035.90 | $1,035.90 |
| Clarinda, IA | 1 | $1,080.75 | $1,080.75 |
| Clarion, IA | 1 | $1,141.80 | $1,141.80 |
| Corning, IA | 1 | $1,103.85 | $1,103.85 |
| Corydon, IA | 1 | $1,717.00 | $1,717.00 |
| Clinton, IA | 1 | $1,649.05 | $1,649.05 |
| Decorah, IA | 1 | $1,162.00 | $1,162.00 |
| Denison, IA | 1 | $1,437.60 | $1,437.60 |
| Emmetsburg, IA | 1 | $1,378.50 | $1,378.50 |
| Fairfield, IA | 1 | $896.40 | $896.40 |
| Fort Dodge, IA | 1 | $1,182.00 | $1,182.00 |
| Greenfield, IA | 1 | $1,451.25 | $1,451.25 |
| Grinnell, IA | 1 | $1,619.94 | $1,619.94 |
| Guttenberg, IA | 1 | $1,228.00 | $1,228.00 |
| Hampton, IA | 1 | $1,804.50 | $1,804.50 |
| Harlan, IA | 1 | $994.12 | $994.12 |
| Harwarden, IA | 1 | $1,095.10 | $1,095.10 |
| Humboldt, IA | 1 | $843.75 | $843.75 |
| Iowa Falls, IA | 1 | $1,533.00 | $1,533.00 |
| Jefferson, IA | 1 | $584.08 | $584.08 |
| Keosauqua, IA | 1 | $1,233.40 | $1,233.40 |
| Lake City, IA | 1 | $1,036.00 | $1,036.00 |
| Leon, IA | 1 | $1,500.00 | $1,500.00 |
| Maquoketa, IA | 1 | $2,029.00 | $2,029.00 |
| Marshalltown, IA | 1 | $1,748.73 | $1,748.73 |
| Mason City, IA | 1 | $1,739.40 | $1,739.40 |
| Muscatine, IA | 1 | $1,580.27 | $1,580.27 |
| New Hampton, IA | 1 | $1,755.00 | $1,755.00 |
| Orange City, IA | 1 | $712.00 | $712.00 |
| Pocahontas, IA | 1 | $1,093.00 | $1,093.00 |
| Rock Rapids, IA | 1 | $1,094.16 | $1,094.16 |
| Sac City, IA | 1 | $726.40 | $726.40 |
| Sheldon, IA | 1 | $1,916.00 | $1,916.00 |
| Shenandoah, IA | 1 | $1,118.00 | $1,118.00 |
| Sioux Center, IA | 1 | $1,007.83 | $1,007.83 |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | 1 | $1,310.19 | $1,310.19 |
| Spencer, IA | 1 | $2,762.25 | $2,762.25 |
| Spirit Lake, IA | 1 | $1,372.75 | $1,372.75 |
| Storm Lake, IA | 1 | $581.60 | $581.60 |
| Webster City, IA | 1 | $1,151.20 | $1,151.20 |
| West Union, IA | 1 | $862.49 | $862.49 |
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
- Colorado$2,060.40
- 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
- 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.