Bone scan cost in Iowa
In Iowa, 31 hospitals publish a cash price for Bone scan, whole body (nuclear medicine): from $188.00 to $2,700.00, with a median of $790.80. The lowest price is at Catholic Health Initiatives-Iowa Corp (West Des Moines). The highest price is 14.4× 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.
Lowest$188.00Catholic Health Initiatives-Iowa Corp
Median$790.80half pay less
Highest$2,700.00in Iowa
Lowest saves$602.80vs the median
Hospitals in Iowa, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Catholic Health Initiatives-Iowa Corp 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 |
| Buena Vista Regional Medical Center Storm Lake · Storm Lake, IA PR BONE/JOINT; WB | $236.00 | $295.00 | — source file |
| Allen Memorial Hospital Corporation Waterloo · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA PR BONE IMAGING, WHOLE BODY | $552.00 | $690.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Central Iowa Hospital Corporation Des Moines · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA PR BONE IMAGING, WHOLE BODY | $552.00 | $690.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Grinnell Regional Medical Center Grinnell · Grinnell, IA PR BONE IMAGING, WHOLE BODY | $552.00 | $690.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Northwest Iowa Hospital Corporation Sioux City · Sioux City, IA-NE-SD PR BONE IMAGING, WHOLE BODY | $552.00 | $690.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Methodist Hospital Cedar Rapids · Cedar Rapids, IA PR BONE IMAGING, WHOLE BODY | $552.00 | $690.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| St Luke'sJones Regional Medical Center Anamosa · Cedar Rapids, IA PR BONE IMAGING, WHOLE BODY | $552.00 | $690.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| The Finley Hospital Dubuque · Dubuque, IA PR BONE IMAGING, WHOLE BODY | $552.00 | $690.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Trinity Medical Center Bettendorf · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL PR BONE IMAGING, WHOLE BODY | $552.00 | $690.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Trinity Regional Medical Center Fort Dodge · Fort Dodge, IA PR BONE IMAGING, WHOLE BODY | $552.00 | $690.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Unity Healthcare Muscatine · Muscatine, IA PR BONE IMAGING, WHOLE BODY | $552.00 | $690.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| UnityPoint Health Marshalltown Marshalltown · Marshalltown, IA PR BONE IMAGING, WHOLE BODY | $552.00 | $690.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Medical Center - Dubuque Dubuque · Dubuque, IA HC NM Imaging Bone/Joint Whole Body | $560.95 | $863.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Jennie Edmundson Memorial Hospital Council Bluffs · Omaha, NE-IA Bone and/ or Joint Imag-Wh Body | $575.10 | $1,917.00 | Feb 15, 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 |
| Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hospital and Clinic Inc West Union · West Union, IA HCHG 78306 BONE SCAN-ROUTINE | $862.49 | $1,452.00 | Jun 27, 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 |
| Alegent Health Bergan Mercy Health System Council Bluffs · Omaha, NE-IA HC NM BONE SCAN WHOLE BODY | $978.18 | $2,329.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health - Mercy Hospital, Corning Iowa Corning · Corning, IA HC NM BONE SCAN WHOLE BODY | $981.12 | $2,044.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health Community Memorial Hospital of Missouri Valley, Iowa Missouri Valley · Omaha, NE-IA HC NM BONE SCAN WHOLE BODY | $1,001.56 | $2,044.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Avera Merrill Pioneer Rock Rapids · Rock Rapids, IA | $1,094.16 | $1,128.00 | — source file |
| Winneshiek Medical Center Decorah · Decorah, IA Nuclear medicine study of bone and/or joint whole body | $1,128.40 | $1,612.00 | Jul 17, 2026 source file |
| Catholic Health Initiatives-Iowa Corp 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 |
| Mercy Medical Center-Clinton Inc Clinton · Clinton, IA HC NM Imaging Bone/Joint Whole Body | $1,649.05 | $2,537.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Medical Center Inc Waterloo · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HC NM Imaging Bone/Joint Whole Body | $1,708.85 | $2,629.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health Services-Iowa Corp. Mason City · Mason City, IA HC NM Imaging Bone/Joint Whole Body | $1,739.40 | $2,676.00 | Mar 31, 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 |
| Mercy Medical Center - Newton 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 |
| 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 |
| St. Joseph's Mercy Hospital, Centerville Centerville · Centerville, IA HC NM Imaging Bone/Joint Whole Body | $2,700.00 | $2,700.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
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 | 4 | $188.00 | $889.60 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 3 | $552.00 | $790.80 |
| Omaha, NE-IA | 3 | $575.10 | $978.18 |
| Dubuque, IA | 2 | $552.00 | $556.48 |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | 2 | $552.00 | $1,130.42 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 1 | $552.00 | $552.00 |
| Centerville, IA | 1 | $2,700.00 | $2,700.00 |
| Corning, IA | 1 | $981.12 | $981.12 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 1 | $552.00 | $552.00 |
| Clinton, IA | 1 | $1,649.05 | $1,649.05 |
| Decorah, IA | 1 | $1,128.40 | $1,128.40 |
| Fort Dodge, IA | 1 | $552.00 | $552.00 |
| Grinnell, IA | 1 | $552.00 | $552.00 |
| Marshalltown, IA | 1 | $552.00 | $552.00 |
| Mason City, IA | 1 | $1,739.40 | $1,739.40 |
| Muscatine, IA | 1 | $552.00 | $552.00 |
| New Hampton, IA | 1 | $1,755.00 | $1,755.00 |
| Rock Rapids, IA | 1 | $1,094.16 | $1,094.16 |
| Sheldon, IA | 1 | $1,916.00 | $1,916.00 |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | 1 | $552.00 | $552.00 |
| Storm Lake, IA | 1 | $236.00 | $236.00 |
| West Union, IA | 1 | $862.49 | $862.49 |
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
- Delaware$2,067.55
- Florida$2,236.53
- Georgia$1,087.32
- Hawaii$934.20
- Idaho$1,425.00
- Illinois$1,405.00
- Indiana$1,621.00
- 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.