Scans and imaging CPT 78306 Montana Outpatient

Bone scan cost in Montana

In Montana, 6 hospitals publish a cash price for bone scan, whole body (nuclear medicine): from $888.00 to $1,766.00, with a median of $1,338.88. The lowest price is at Deaconess Regional Medical Center (Bozeman). The highest price is 2.0× 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.

Lowest$888.00Deaconess Regional Medical Center
Median$1,338.88half pay less
Highest$1,766.00in Montana
Lowest saves$450.88vs the median

Hospitals in Montana, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceFile date
Deaconess Regional Medical Center lowest Bozeman · Bozeman, MT HC BONE IMAGING WHOLE BODY - NM BONE WHOLE BODY $888.00 $1,110.00 Nov 19, 2024
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St. Peter's Health Helena · Helena, MT NUCLEAR MEDICINE - DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURES $1,097.08 $1,290.69 —
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Community Hospital of Anaconda Anaconda · Anaconda, MT Nuclear medicine study of bone and/or joint whole body $1,151.10 $1,534.80 Jul 20, 2026
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Barrett Hospital & Healthcare Dillon · Dillon, MT Nuclear medicine study of bone and/or joint whole body $1,526.65 $1,607.00 Jun 12, 2026
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St. Patrick Hospital Missoula · Missoula, MT HC NM BONE AND OR JOINT IMAGING WHOLE BODY CDM $1,540.00 $1,925.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Great Falls Clinic Hospital Great Falls · Great Falls, MT NUCLEAR MEDICINE STUDY OF BONE AND/OR JOINT WHOLE BODY $1,766.00 $1,766.00 —
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By metro area

Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.

Metro areaHospitals LowestMedian
Anaconda, MT 1 $1,151.10 $1,151.10
Bozeman, MT 1 $888.00 $888.00
Dillon, MT 1 $1,526.65 $1,526.65
Great Falls, MT 1 $1,766.00 $1,766.00
Helena, MT 1 $1,097.08 $1,097.08
Missoula, MT 1 $1,540.00 $1,540.00

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

Median cash price across the state's hospitals.