Bone scan cost in New York
In New York, 58 hospitals publish a cash price for bone scan, whole body (nuclear medicine): from $245.00 to $3,615.00, with a median of $785.03. The lowest price is at Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases (New York) and 1 other hospital. The highest price is 14.8× 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 24, 2026.
Lowest$245.00Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases + 1 more
Median$785.03half pay less
Highest$3,615.00in New York
Lowest saves$540.03vs the median
Hospitals in New York, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases lowest New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Bone &/Joint Imaging Whole Body|PROFESSIONAL COMPONENT | $245.00 | $245.00 | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases lowest West Harrison · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Bone &/Joint Imaging Whole Body|PROFESSIONAL COMPONENT | $245.00 | $245.00 | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Cayuga Medical Center at Ithaca Ithaca · Ithaca, NY HC Bone Imaging, Whole Body - NM Bone Whole Body | $283.50 | $1,417.50 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| St. Barnabas Hospital Bronx · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ CHG BONE &/JOINT IMAGING WHOLE BODY | $315.55 | $1,180.41 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo Buffalo · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Bone &/Joint Imaging Whole Body | $382.06 | $382.06 | — source file |
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital Lewiston · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Bone &/Joint Imaging Whole Body | $382.06 | $382.06 | — source file |
| Sisters of Charity Hospital Buffalo · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Bone &/Joint Imaging Whole Body | $382.06 | $382.06 | — source file |
| Bellevue Hospital Center New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ CHG BONE &/JOINT IMAGING WHOLE BODY | $408.43 | $754.00 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ CHG BONE &/JOINT IMAGING WHOLE BODY | $408.43 | $771.00 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| New York City Health and Hospitals Jamaica · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ CHG BONE &/JOINT IMAGING WHOLE BODY | $408.43 | $764.00 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Arnot Ogden Medical Center Elmira · Elmira, NY HC Bone Imaging, Whole Body - NM Bone Whole Body | $431.54 | $2,157.72 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Ira Davenport Memorial Hospital Bath · Corning, NY HC Bone Imaging, Whole Body - NM Bone Whole Body | $431.54 | $2,157.72 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| St. Joseph's Hospital Campus Elmira · Elmira, NY HC Bone Imaging, Whole Body - NM Bone Whole Body | $431.54 | $2,157.72 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Highland Hospital Rochester · Rochester, NY Bone imaging whole body | $474.52 | — | — source file |
| Strong Memorial Hospital Rochester · Rochester, NY Bone imaging whole body | $474.52 | — | — source file |
| Jacobi Medical Center Bronx · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC BONE AND/OR JOINT IMAGING; WHOLE BODY | $475.51 | $1,294.30 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Metropolitan Hospital Center New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC BONE/JOINT IMAGING WHOLE BODY | $475.51 | $1,294.30 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| New York City Health and Hospitals Broadway Elmhurst · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC BONE/JOINT IMAGING WHOLE BODY | $475.51 | $1,294.30 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Nicholas H. Noyes Memorial Hospital Dansville · Rochester, NY HB Bone &/Joint Imaging Whole Body | $594.00 | — | — source file |
| Erie County Medical Center Buffalo · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY BONE IMAGING WHOLE BODY | $627.06 | — | Aug 25, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC BONE IMAGING, WHOLE BODY | $680.89 | $3,583.62 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC BONE IMAGING, WHOLE BODY | $680.89 | $3,583.62 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Chautauqua Jamestown · Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY BONE/JNT IMAG WHOLE BODY | $684.60 | $1,141.00 | — source file |
| Nassau University Medical Center East Meadow · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ BONE IMAGING WHOLE BODY | $735.70 | $1,051.00 | Oct 28, 2025 source file |
| United Memorial Medical Center Batavia · Batavia, NY HC NUC BONE AND_OR JOINT IMAGING_WHOLE BODY | $737.94 | $1,135.29 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone Mineola · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC BONE IMAGING, WHOLE BODY | $748.54 | $3,939.71 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone Hospital - Suffolk Patchogue · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC BONE IMAGING, WHOLE BODY | $748.54 | $3,939.71 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Hosp of Wm F & Gertrude F Jones A/K/A Jones Memorial Hosp Wellsville · Wellsville, NY HB Bone &/Joint Imaging Whole Body | $764.00 | — | — source file |
| St Josephs Hospital Health Center Syracuse · Syracuse, NY HC NM Imaging Bone/Joint Whole Body | $778.05 | $1,197.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| F.F. Thompson Hospital Canandaigua · Rochester, NY HB Bone &/Joint Imaging Whole Body | $792.00 | — | — source file |
| Clifton Springs Hospital And Clinic Clifton Springs · Rochester, NY HC NUC BONE AND_OR JOINT IMAGING_WHOLE BODY | $812.30 | $1,249.69 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Westfield Memorial Hospital Westfield · Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY HC NM BONE/JOINT IMG WB | $822.90 | $1,055.00 | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Alice Hyde Medical Center Malone · Malone, NY HC - BONE &/JOINT IMAGING WHOLE BODY | $880.00 | $880.00 | Apr 28, 2026 source file |
| Flushing Hospital Medical Center Flushing · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ BONE IMAGING WHOLE BODY | $954.00 | $954.00 | — source file |
| Jamaica Hospital Medical Center Jamaica · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ BONE IMAGING WHOLE BODY | $954.00 | $954.00 | — source file |
| Crouse Hospital Syracuse · Syracuse, NY 78306 BONE &/JOINT IMAGING WHOLE BODY_01 | $985.00 | $985.00 | — source file |
| Newark-Wayne Community Hospital Newark · Rochester, NY HC NUC BONE AND_OR JOINT IMAGING_WHOLE BODY | $1,067.57 | $1,642.41 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rochester General Hospital Rochester · Rochester, NY HC NUC BONE AND_OR JOINT IMAGING_WHOLE BODY | $1,067.57 | $1,642.41 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Unity Hospital of Rochester Rochester · Rochester, NY HC NUC BONE AND_OR JOINT IMAGING_WHOLE BODY | $1,146.14 | $1,432.67 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Slhs Massena Massena · Massena-Ogdensburg, NY HC NUC BONE AND_OR JOINT IMAGING_WHOLE BODY | $1,252.04 | $1,926.22 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Canton-Potsdam Hospital Potsdam · Massena-Ogdensburg, NY HC NUC BONE AND_OR JOINT IMAGING_WHOLE BODY | $1,463.20 | $2,251.07 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Corning Hospital Corning · Corning, NY Bone Scan,Whole Body | $1,475.97 | $1,844.96 | — source file |
| Guthrie Cortland Medical Center Cortland · Cortland, NY Bone Scan,Whole Body | $1,666.56 | $2,083.20 | — source file |
| Samaritan Hospital Troy · Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY HC NM Imaging Bone/Joint Whole Body | $1,695.85 | $2,609.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St Peters Hospital Albany · Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY HC NM Imaging Bone/Joint Whole Body | $1,695.85 | $2,609.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ BONE/JOINT WHOLE BODY | $1,760.00 | $1,760.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Roswell Park Cancer Institute Buffalo · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Noncdm Charge Record Radiopharmaceuticals | $1,827.87 | $1,827.87 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Johns Riverside Hospital Park Care Pavillion Yonkers · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ BONE IMAGING WHOLE BODY | $1,887.85 | $2,221.00 | — source file |
| St Johns Episcopal Hospital Far Rockaway · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ BONE IMAGING WHOLE BODY | $2,448.60 | $2,448.60 | — source file |
| Mount Sinai Behavioral Health Center New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC Bone and or Joint Imaging Whole Body | $2,520.00 | $2,800.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Brooklyn Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC Bone and or Joint Imaging Whole Body | $2,520.00 | $2,800.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Morningside New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC Bone and or Joint Imaging Whole Body | $2,520.00 | $2,800.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Queens Long Island · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC Bone and or Joint Imaging Whole Body | $2,520.00 | $2,800.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Mount Sinai Hospital New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC Bone and or Joint Imaging Whole Body | $2,520.00 | $2,800.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Brooklyn Hospital Center at Downtown Campus Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ NUCLEAR MEDICINE STUDY OF BONE AND/OR JOINT WHOLE BODY | $2,657.06 | $2,657.06 | — source file |
| Stony Brook Southampton Hospital Southampton · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ NUCLEAR MEDICINE STUDY OF BONE AND/OR JOINT WHOLE BODY | $3,550.72 | $3,550.72 | — source file |
| Stony Brook University Hospital Stony Brook · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ NUCLEAR MEDICINE STUDY OF BONE AND/OR JOINT WHOLE BODY | $3,551.00 | $3,551.00 | — source file |
| Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital Medical Center Plattsburgh · Plattsburgh, NY HC - BONE &/JOINT IMAGING WHOLE BODY | $3,615.00 | $3,615.00 | Apr 28, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | 27 | $245.00 | $748.54 |
| Rochester, NY | 8 | $474.52 | $802.15 |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | 5 | $382.06 | $382.06 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 2 | $1,695.85 | $1,695.85 |
| Corning, NY | 2 | $431.54 | $953.76 |
| Elmira, NY | 2 | $431.54 | $431.54 |
| Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY | 2 | $684.60 | $753.75 |
| Massena-Ogdensburg, NY | 2 | $1,252.04 | $1,357.62 |
| Syracuse, NY | 2 | $778.05 | $881.52 |
| Batavia, NY | 1 | $737.94 | $737.94 |
| Cortland, NY | 1 | $1,666.56 | $1,666.56 |
| Ithaca, NY | 1 | $283.50 | $283.50 |
| Malone, NY | 1 | $880.00 | $880.00 |
| Plattsburgh, NY | 1 | $3,615.00 | $3,615.00 |
| Wellsville, NY | 1 | $764.00 | $764.00 |
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
- 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
- Iowa$790.80
- 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
- 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.