Bone scan cost in Nebraska
In Nebraska, 48 hospitals publish a cash price for bone scan, whole body (nuclear medicine): from $291.18 to $3,415.00, with a median of $1,833.58. The lowest price is at Nebraska Heart Hospital (Lincoln). The highest price is 11.7× the lowest.
- The median here, $1,833.58, is 32% above the US median of $1,392.50.
- That is 4.5× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($408.43).
- Nebraska ranks 42nd of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 11 of 48 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 10, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$291.18Nebraska Heart Hospital
Median$1,833.58half of hospitals charge less
Highest$3,415.00in Nebraska
Lowest saves$1,542.40vs the median
Hospitals in Nebraska, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska Heart Hospital lowest Lincoln · Lincoln, NE HC NM BONE SCAN WHOLE BODY | $291.18 | $633.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Nebraska Methodist Hospital Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA Bone and/ or Joint Imag-Wh Body | $690.12 | $1,917.00 | Feb 14, 2026 source file |
| Bellevue Medical Center Bellevue · Omaha, NE-IA Nuclear medicine study of bone and/or joint whole body | $711.75 | $1,095.00 | Aug 10, 2026 source file |
| Nebraska Medical Center Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA Nuclear medicine study of bone and/or joint whole body | $711.75 | $1,095.00 | Aug 10, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health Immanuel Medical Center Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA HC NM BONE SCAN WHOLE BODY | $1,001.47 | $2,329.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Bergan Mercy Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA HC NM BONE SCAN WHOLE BODY | $1,001.47 | $2,329.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Lakeside Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA HC NM BONE SCAN WHOLE BODY | $1,001.47 | $2,329.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Midlands Papillion · Omaha, NE-IA HC NM BONE SCAN WHOLE BODY | $1,001.47 | $2,329.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Saint Elizabeth Regional Medical Center Lincoln · Lincoln, NE HC NM BONE SCAN WHOLE BODY | $1,142.88 | $2,381.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Fremont Health Fremont · Fremont, NE Bone and/ or Joint Imag-Wh Body | $1,279.46 | $3,458.00 | Feb 16, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Community Hospital Blair · Omaha, NE-IA Nuclear medicine study of bone and/or joint whole body | $1,296.80 | $1,621.00 | Jul 15, 2026 source file |
| Pawnee County Memorial Hospital Pawnee City · Pawnee City, NE Nm Bone Survey/scan | $1,385.00 | $1,731.00 | — source file |
| Chadron Community Hospital Chadron · Chadron, NE Nm Bone Imaging Whole Body | $1,440.00 | $2,057.00 | — source file |
| Saint Francis Medical Center Grand Island · Grand Island, NE HC NM BONE SCAN WHOLE BODY | $1,453.20 | $2,595.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Cozad Community Hospital Cozad · Lexington, NE **Bone Scan Full Body | $1,510.00 | $1,678.00 | — source file |
| Kearney County Hospital Minden · Kearney, NE Nm Bone Imaging Whole Body | $1,521.00 | $1,901.00 | — source file |
| Garden County Health Services Oshkosh · Oshkosh, NE Nm Bone Whole Body | $1,542.00 | $2,268.00 | — source file |
| Providence Medical Center Wayne · Wayne, NE NM Bone Whole Body | $1,564.85 | $1,841.00 | Oct 20, 2026 source file |
| Kimball County Hospital Kimball · Kimball, NE Nuclear medicine study of bone and/or joint whole body | $1,605.00 | $1,605.00 | Oct 12, 2026 source file |
| Harlan County Health System Alma · Alma, NE Nuclear medicine study of bone and/or joint whole body | $1,659.20 | $2,074.00 | Oct 15, 2026 source file |
| Saunders Medical Center Wahoo · Omaha, NE-IA NM Bone Imaging Whole Body | $1,661.25 | $2,215.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Regional West Medical Center Scottsbluff · Scottsbluff, NE HB RADIANT-BONE/JOINT SCAN WHOLE BODY | $1,818.60 | $3,031.00 | Mar 17, 2026 source file |
| Gothenburg Health Gothenburg · Lexington, NE Nm Whole Body Bone Scan | $1,823.00 | $2,025.00 | — source file |
| Howard County Medical Center St. Paul · Grand Island, NE NM BONE AND OR JNT WHOLE BOD | $1,832.00 | $1,832.00 | Oct 14, 2026 source file |
| St. Mary's Community Hospital Nebraska City · Nebraska City, NE HC NM BONE SCAN WHOLE BODY | $1,835.16 | $2,238.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| West Holt Memorial Hospital Atkinson · Atkinson, NE Bone Whole Body | $1,857.00 | $2,321.00 | — source file |
| Beatrice Community Hospital Beatrice · Beatrice, NE Hc Bone Imaging Whole Body | $1,903.00 | $1,903.00 | — source file |
| Good Samaritan Hospital Kearney · Kearney, NE HC NM BONE SCAN WHOLE BODY | $1,911.10 | $3,295.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Valley County Hospital Ord · Ord, NE NM BONE IMAGING WHOLE BOD | $1,961.10 | $2,179.00 | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Community Hospital - McCook McCook · McCook, NE BONE SCAN | $1,962.90 | $2,181.00 | Dec 27, 2025 source file |
| Lexington Regional Health Center Lexington · Lexington, NE NM Bone Imaging Whole Body | $1,965.12 | $2,047.00 | Dec 28, 2025 source file |
| Rock County Hospital Bassett · Bassett, NE Nm Bone Imaging Whole Body | $1,987.00 | $2,092.00 | — source file |
| Nemaha County Hospital Auburn · Auburn, NE NM BONE TOTAL | $1,993.00 | $1,993.00 | Jun 1, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health Memorial Hospital, Schuyler Schuyler · Columbus, NE HC NM BONE SCAN WHOLE BODY | $2,011.46 | $2,453.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| York General Hospital York · York, NE Nuclear medicine study of bone and/or joint whole body | $2,044.00 | $2,044.00 | Jul 22, 2026 source file |
| Gordon Memorial Hospital Gordon · Gordon, NE Nm Bone Imaging Whole Body | $2,050.00 | $2,050.00 | — source file |
| Phelps Memorial Health Center Holdrege · Holdrege, NE Nuclear medicine study of bone and/or joint whole body | $2,052.00 | $2,280.00 | Feb 16, 2026 source file |
| Box Butte General Hospital Alliance · Alliance, NE BONE IMAGING WHOLE BODY | $2,060.00 | $2,575.00 | Aug 18, 2026 source file |
| Banner Ogallala Community Hospital Ogallala · Ogallala, NE NM BONE&/JOINT BODY WHOLE | $2,077.97 | $3,257.00 | Oct 13, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Plainview Hospital Plainview · Norfolk, NE HC NM BONE SCAN WHOLE BODY | $2,109.58 | $2,453.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Butler County Health David City · David City, NE Nm Bone Imaging Whole Body | $2,197.00 | $2,197.00 | — source file |
| Tri Valley Health System Cambridge · Cambridge, NE Nuclear medicine study of bone and/or joint whole body | $2,386.80 | $2,652.00 | Oct 2, 2026 source file |
| Syracuse Area Health Syracuse · Syracuse, NE Nm Bone Imaging Whole Body | $2,422.00 | $2,422.00 | — source file |
| Memorial Health Care Systems Seward · Lincoln, NE Nuclear medicine study of bone and/or joint whole body | $2,491.00 | $2,491.00 | Jul 15, 2026 source file |
| Mary Lanning Healthcare Hastings · Hastings, NE Nuclear medicine study of bone and/or joint whole body | $2,601.48 | $2,890.53 | Oct 14, 2026 source file |
| Columbus Community Hospital Columbus · Columbus, NE BONE IMAGING WHOLE BODY | $2,648.60 | $2,788.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Chase County Hospital Imperial · Imperial, NE Nm Bone Imaging Whole Body | $2,782.00 | $2,782.00 | — source file |
| St Francis Memorial Hospital West Point · West Point, NE NM Bone Whole Body | $3,415.00 | $3,415.00 | Mar 18, 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
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Omaha, NE-IA | 9 | $690.12 | $1,001.47 |
| Lexington, NE | 3 | $1,510.00 | $1,823.00 |
| Lincoln, NE | 3 | $291.18 | $1,142.88 |
| Columbus, NE | 2 | $2,011.46 | $2,330.03 |
| Grand Island, NE | 2 | $1,453.20 | $1,642.60 |
| Kearney, NE | 2 | $1,521.00 | $1,716.05 |
| Alliance, NE | 1 | $2,060.00 | $2,060.00 |
| Alma, NE | 1 | $1,659.20 | $1,659.20 |
| Atkinson, NE | 1 | $1,857.00 | $1,857.00 |
| Auburn, NE | 1 | $1,993.00 | $1,993.00 |
| Bassett, NE | 1 | $1,987.00 | $1,987.00 |
| Beatrice, NE | 1 | $1,903.00 | $1,903.00 |
| Cambridge, NE | 1 | $2,386.80 | $2,386.80 |
| Chadron, NE | 1 | $1,440.00 | $1,440.00 |
| David City, NE | 1 | $2,197.00 | $2,197.00 |
| Fremont, NE | 1 | $1,279.46 | $1,279.46 |
| Gordon, NE | 1 | $2,050.00 | $2,050.00 |
| Holdrege, NE | 1 | $2,052.00 | $2,052.00 |
| Hastings, NE | 1 | $2,601.48 | $2,601.48 |
| Imperial, NE | 1 | $2,782.00 | $2,782.00 |
| Kimball, NE | 1 | $1,605.00 | $1,605.00 |
| McCook, NE | 1 | $1,962.90 | $1,962.90 |
| Nebraska City, NE | 1 | $1,835.16 | $1,835.16 |
| Norfolk, NE | 1 | $2,109.58 | $2,109.58 |
| Ogallala, NE | 1 | $2,077.97 | $2,077.97 |
| Ord, NE | 1 | $1,961.10 | $1,961.10 |
| Oshkosh, NE | 1 | $1,542.00 | $1,542.00 |
| Pawnee City, NE | 1 | $1,385.00 | $1,385.00 |
| Scottsbluff, NE | 1 | $1,818.60 | $1,818.60 |
| Syracuse, NE | 1 | $2,422.00 | $2,422.00 |
| Wayne, NE | 1 | $1,564.85 | $1,564.85 |
| West Point, NE | 1 | $3,415.00 | $3,415.00 |
| York, NE | 1 | $2,044.00 | $2,044.00 |
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
- Iowa$1,227.20
- 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
- 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.