Bone scan cost in Kentucky
In Kentucky, 72 hospitals publish a cash price for bone scan, whole body (nuclear medicine): from $519.00 to $6,433.65, with a median of $1,336.20. The lowest price is at Norton Audubon Hospital (Louisville) and 5 other hospitals. The highest price is 12.4× the lowest.
- The median here, $1,336.20, is 4% below the US median of $1,392.50.
- That is 3.3× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($408.43).
- Kentucky ranks 24th of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 5 of 72 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 11, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$519.00Norton Audubon Hospital + 5 more
Median$1,336.20half of hospitals charge less
Highest$6,433.65in Kentucky
Lowest saves$817.20vs the median
Hospitals in Kentucky, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norton Audubon Hospital lowest Louisville · Louisville, KY HB NM BONE SCAN WHOLE BODY | $519.00 | $2,595.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Brownsboro Hospital lowest Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB NM BONE SCAN WHOLE BODY | $519.00 | $2,595.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Children's Hospital lowest Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB NM BONE SCAN WHOLE BODY | $519.00 | $2,595.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Hospital lowest Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB NM BONE SCAN WHOLE BODY | $519.00 | $2,595.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton West Louisville Hospital lowest Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB NM BONE SCAN WHOLE BODY | $519.00 | $2,595.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Women's and Kosair Children's Hospital lowest Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB NM BONE SCAN WHOLE BODY | $519.00 | $2,595.00 | Feb 13, 2026 source file |
| Wayne County Hospital Monticello · Monticello, KY WHOLE BODY BONE SCAN | $544.96 | $838.40 | Sep 14, 2026 source file |
| Jennie Stuart Medical Center Hopkinsville · Clarksville, TN-KY HC NM BONE WHOLE BODY | $584.91 | $1,886.78 | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Breckinridge Memorial Hospital Hardinsburg · Hardinsburg, KY Nuclear medicine study of bone and/or joint whole body | $848.50 | $1,697.00 | Jul 16, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville Madisonville · Madisonville, KY HC NM BONE WHOLE BODY | $910.76 | $7,005.77 | Feb 3, 2026 source file |
| Knox County Hospital Barbourville · Corbin, KY NM BONE/JOINT IMAGE WHOLE BODY | $933.00 | $1,555.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| University of Louisville Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN NM BONE IMAG WHOLE BODY | $951.36 | $3,964.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| T J Samson Community Hospital Glasgow · Glasgow, KY Nuclear medicine study of bone and/or joint whole body | $955.50 | $1,470.00 | Oct 21, 2026 source file |
| Harrison Memorial Hospital Cynthiana · Cynthiana, KY NUCLEAR MEDICINE STUDY OF BONE AND/OR JOINT WHOLE BODY | $965.83 | $1,379.75 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph Mount Sterling Mt. Sterling · Mount Sterling, KY HC Bone &/or Jnt Img Whole Bdy | $972.96 | $2,576.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Saints Mary & Elizabeth Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN NM BONE IMAG WHOLE BODY | $986.76 | $2,741.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Deaconess Henderson Hospital Henderson · Henderson, KY HC NM BONE WHOLE BODY | $999.60 | $3,332.00 | Feb 9, 2026 source file |
| CHI Saint Joseph Berea Nf Berea · Richmond-Berea, KY HC Bone &/or Jnt Img Whole Bdy | $1,011.15 | $2,087.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Rockcastle County Hospital Mount Vernon · Richmond-Berea, KY Nuclear medicine study of bone and/or joint whole body | $1,018.40 | $1,340.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| UofL Health -Shelbyville Shelbyville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN NM BONE IMAG WHOLE BODY | $1,041.58 | $2,741.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Fleming County Hospital Flemingsburg · Flemingsburg, KY Bone and/or joint imaging; whole body | $1,042.85 | $2,607.13 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Carroll County Memorial Hospital Carrollton · Carrollton, KY NM WBC SCAN WB F/U | $1,052.48 | $1,754.13 | Aug 17, 2026 source file |
| UofL Health-Louisville – South Hospital Shepherdville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN NM BONE IMAGE WHOLE GODY | $1,057.95 | $2,351.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health Lourdes Hospital Paducah · Paducah, KY-IL HC NM Bone Scan Whole Body | $1,088.40 | $1,814.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| UofL Health - Jewish Hospital and Mary & Elizabeth Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN NM BONE IMAG WHOLE BODY | $1,111.05 | $2,469.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Pineville Community Health Center Pineville · Middlesborough, KY Nuclear medicine study of bone and/or joint whole body | $1,133.44 | $1,133.44 | Jan 24, 2026 source file |
| The Medical Center at Albany Albany · Albany, KY BONE IMAGING WHOLE BODY | $1,180.80 | $1,968.00 | Jul 1, 2024 source file |
| The Medical Center at Caverna Horse Cave · Horse Cave, KY BONE IMAGING WHOLE BODY | $1,180.80 | $1,968.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Medical Center at Scottsville Scottsville · Bowling Green, KY BONE IMAGING WHOLE BODY | $1,180.80 | $1,968.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ohio County Hospital Hartford · Hartford, KY NM BONE/JOINT IMAGE WHOLE BODY | $1,213.50 | $2,427.00 | Jan 12, 2026 source file |
| University of Kentucky Hospital Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY Hc Nm Bone Imaging Whole Body | $1,226.18 | $3,065.44 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Arh Our Lady of the Way Martin · Pikeville, KY NM BONE/JOINT IMAGE WHOLE BODY | $1,265.40 | $2,109.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Monroe County Medical Center Tompkinsville · Tompkinsville, KY Nuclear medicine study of bone and/or joint whole body | $1,294.51 | $1,559.65 | Oct 8, 2026 source file |
| Hazard Appalachian Regional Healthcare Regional Medical Center Hazard · Hazard, KY NM BONE/JOINT IMAGE WHOLE BODY | $1,314.00 | $2,190.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph London London · Corbin, KY HC Bone &/or Jnt Img Whole Bdy | $1,326.40 | $3,780.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Middlesboro Arh Hospital Middlesboro · Middlesborough, KY NM BONE/JOINT IMAGE WHOLE BODY | $1,330.20 | $2,217.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Whitesburg Arh Hospital Whitesburg · Whitesburg, KY NM BONE/JOINT IMAGE WHOLE BODY | $1,342.20 | $2,237.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| King's Daughters' Medical Center Ashland · Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH HCHG BONE IMAGE (WHOLE BODY) | $1,342.96 | $3,357.40 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Bluegrass Community Hospital Versailles · Lexington-Fayette, KY Bone and/or joint imaging; whole body | $1,399.00 | $3,497.49 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Clark Regional Medical Center Winchester · Lexington-Fayette, KY Bone and/or joint imaging; whole body | $1,409.82 | $3,524.55 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Harlan Arh Hospital Harlan · Harlan, KY NM BONE/JOINT IMAGE WHOLE BODY | $1,539.60 | $2,566.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Highlands Arh Regional Medical Center Prestonsburg · Pikeville, KY NM BONE/JOINT IMAGE WHOLE BODY | $1,539.60 | $2,566.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Paintsville Arh Hospital Paintsville · Paintsville, KY NM BONE/JOINT IMAGE WHOLE BODY | $1,539.60 | $2,566.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| St Elizabeth Edgewood Edgewood · Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN HB BONE/JNT IMAGING WHOLE BODY | $1,613.51 | $1,613.51 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Medical Center at Bowling Green Bowling Green · Bowling Green, KY BONE IMAGING WHOLE BODY | $1,630.20 | $2,717.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Spring View Hospital Lebanon · Lebanon, KY Bone and/or joint imaging; whole body | $1,706.26 | $4,265.66 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Tug Valley Appalachian Regional Healthcare Regional Medical Center South Williamson · Pikeville, KY NM BONE/JOINT IMAGE WHOLE BODY | $1,750.20 | $2,917.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Jackson Purchase Medical Center Mayfield · Mayfield, KY Bone and/or joint imaging; whole body | $1,764.51 | $4,411.28 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| St Claire Medical Center Morehead · Morehead, KY Nuclear medicine study of bone and/or joint whole body | $1,795.50 | $2,394.00 | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| Bourbon Community Hospital Paris · Lexington-Fayette, KY Bone and/or joint imaging; whole body | $1,878.92 | $4,697.29 | Jul 11, 2026 source file |
| Kentucky River Medical Center Jackson · Jackson, KY Nuclear medicine study of bone and/or joint whole body | $1,884.14 | $3,140.23 | Sep 17, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph East Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY HC Bone &/or Jnt Img Whole Bdy | $2,012.58 | $4,793.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Georgetown Community Hospital Georgetown · Lexington-Fayette, KY Bone and/or joint imaging; whole body | $2,031.82 | $5,079.56 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Murray-Calloway County Public Hospital Murray · Murray, KY Nuclear medicine study of bone and/or joint whole body | $2,122.90 | $3,266.00 | Sep 9, 2026 source file |
| Continuing Care Hospital Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY HC BONE &/OR JNT IMG WHOLE BDY | $2,125.22 | $4,793.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Marcum and Wallace Memorial Hospital Irvine · Richmond-Berea, KY HC NM Bone Scan Whole Body | $2,177.40 | $3,629.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Meadowview Regional Medical Center Maysville · Maysville, KY Bone and/or joint imaging; whole body | $2,211.99 | $5,529.98 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph Hospital Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY HC Bone &/or Jnt Img Whole Bdy | $2,276.20 | $4,793.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph Hospital Nicholasville · Lexington-Fayette, KY HC Bone &/or Jnt Img Whole Bdy | $2,339.78 | $4,362.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Manchester Manchester · Corbin, KY HC BONE IMAGING, WHOLE BODY | $2,350.73 | $2,350.73 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Three Rivers Medical Center Louisa · Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Nuclear medicine study of bone and/or joint whole body | $2,514.45 | $4,190.75 | Sep 17, 2026 source file |
| CHI Saint Joseph Flaget Memorial Hospital Bardstown · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HC Bone &/or Jnt Img Whole Bdy | $2,577.58 | $6,108.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| The Medical Center at Russellville Russellville · Russellville, KY BONE IMAGING WHOLE BODY | $2,922.95 | $4,871.58 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Corbin Corbin · Corbin, KY Nuclear medicine study of bone and/or joint whole body | $5,214.14 | $6,952.19 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Hardin Elizabethtown · Elizabethtown, KY Nuclear medicine study of bone and/or joint whole body | $5,214.14 | $6,952.19 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health LaGrange La Grange · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Nuclear medicine study of bone and/or joint whole body | $5,214.14 | $6,952.19 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Lexington Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY Nuclear medicine study of bone and/or joint whole body | $5,214.14 | $6,952.19 | Sep 28, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Louisville Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Nuclear medicine study of bone and/or joint whole body | $5,214.14 | $6,952.19 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Paducah Paducah · Paducah, KY-IL Nuclear medicine study of bone and/or joint whole body | $5,214.14 | $6,952.19 | Sep 28, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Richmond Richmond · Richmond-Berea, KY Nuclear medicine study of bone and/or joint whole body | $5,214.14 | $6,952.19 | Sep 28, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Greenview Regional Hospital Bowling Green · Bowling Green, KY Bone and/or joint imaging; whole body | $5,999.15 | $5,999.15 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Frankfort Regional Medical Center Frankfort · Frankfort, KY Bone and/or joint imaging; whole body | $6,433.65 | $6,433.65 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | 13 | $519.00 | $986.76 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 10 | $1,226.18 | $2,022.20 |
| Corbin, KY | 4 | $933.00 | $1,838.56 |
| Richmond-Berea, KY | 4 | $1,011.15 | $1,597.90 |
| Bowling Green, KY | 3 | $1,180.80 | $1,630.20 |
| Pikeville, KY | 3 | $1,265.40 | $1,539.60 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 2 | $1,342.96 | $1,928.70 |
| Middlesborough, KY | 2 | $1,133.44 | $1,231.82 |
| Paducah, KY-IL | 2 | $1,088.40 | $3,151.27 |
| Albany, KY | 1 | $1,180.80 | $1,180.80 |
| Carrollton, KY | 1 | $1,052.48 | $1,052.48 |
| Cynthiana, KY | 1 | $965.83 | $965.83 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 1 | $1,613.51 | $1,613.51 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 1 | $584.91 | $584.91 |
| Elizabethtown, KY | 1 | $5,214.14 | $5,214.14 |
| Flemingsburg, KY | 1 | $1,042.85 | $1,042.85 |
| Frankfort, KY | 1 | $6,433.65 | $6,433.65 |
| Glasgow, KY | 1 | $955.50 | $955.50 |
| Hardinsburg, KY | 1 | $848.50 | $848.50 |
| Harlan, KY | 1 | $1,539.60 | $1,539.60 |
| Hartford, KY | 1 | $1,213.50 | $1,213.50 |
| Hazard, KY | 1 | $1,314.00 | $1,314.00 |
| Horse Cave, KY | 1 | $1,180.80 | $1,180.80 |
| Henderson, KY | 1 | $999.60 | $999.60 |
| Jackson, KY | 1 | $1,884.14 | $1,884.14 |
| Lebanon, KY | 1 | $1,706.26 | $1,706.26 |
| Louisville, KY | 1 | $519.00 | $519.00 |
| Maysville, KY | 1 | $2,211.99 | $2,211.99 |
| Monticello, KY | 1 | $544.96 | $544.96 |
| Morehead, KY | 1 | $1,795.50 | $1,795.50 |
| Madisonville, KY | 1 | $910.76 | $910.76 |
| Mayfield, KY | 1 | $1,764.51 | $1,764.51 |
| Mount Sterling, KY | 1 | $972.96 | $972.96 |
| Murray, KY | 1 | $2,122.90 | $2,122.90 |
| Paintsville, KY | 1 | $1,539.60 | $1,539.60 |
| Russellville, KY | 1 | $2,922.95 | $2,922.95 |
| Tompkinsville, KY | 1 | $1,294.51 | $1,294.51 |
| Whitesburg, KY | 1 | $1,342.20 | $1,342.20 |
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
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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
- Iowa$1,227.20
- Kansas$965.24
- 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.