Bone scan cost in North Carolina
In North Carolina, 57 hospitals publish a cash price for bone scan, whole body (nuclear medicine): from $463.05 to $6,029.81, with a median of $1,455.00. The lowest price is at Iredell Memorial Hospital (Statesville). The highest price is 13.0× the lowest.
- The median here, $1,455.00, is 4% above the US median of $1,392.50.
- That is 3.6× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($408.43).
- North Carolina ranks 31st of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 9 of 57 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$463.05Iredell Memorial Hospital
Median$1,455.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$6,029.81in North Carolina
Lowest saves$991.95vs the median
Hospitals in North Carolina, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iredell Memorial Hospital lowest Statesville · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC NM Bone Scan | $463.05 | $1,715.00 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Duke University Hospital Durham · Durham, NC NM Bone/Joint Img Wb | $514.08 | $1,904.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Duke Health Raleigh Hospital Raleigh · Raleigh-Cary, NC NM Bone/Joint Img Wb | $514.08 | $1,904.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Duke Regional Hospital Durham · Durham-Chapel Hill, NC NM Bone/Joint Img Wb | $514.08 | $1,904.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| ECU Health North Hospital Roanoke Rapids · Roanoke Rapids, NC Bone/Joint Imaging Whole Body | $519.12 | $927.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| ECU Health Chowan Hospital Edenton · Edenton, NC Bone/Joint Imaging Whole Body | $580.72 | $1,037.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Randolph Health Asheboro · Asheboro, NC NM BONE WHOLE BODY | $775.80 | $3,879.00 | Dec 30, 2024 source file |
| Northern Regional Hospital Mount Airy · Mount Airy, NC Bone Scan, Whole Body | $812.60 | $1,195.00 | Nov 12, 2025 source file |
| ECU Health Edgecombe Hospital Tarboro · Rocky Mount, NC Bone/Joint Imaging Whole Body | $959.28 | $1,713.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Outer Banks Hospital Nags Head · Kill Devil Hills, NC Bone/Joint Imaging Whole Body | $997.36 | $1,781.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Albemarle Regional Medical Center Elizabeth City · Elizabeth City, NC Chgr-Bone Scan Whole Body | $1,003.00 | $2,006.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Harris Regional Hospital Sylva · Sylva, NC Bone and/or joint imaging; whole body | $1,044.41 | $2,611.03 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital Mooresville · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC NM Bone/Joint Img Wb | $1,068.12 | $3,956.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Betsy Johnson Hospital Dunn · Anderson Creek, NC NUCLEAR MEDICINE STUDY OF BONE AND/OR JOINT WHOLE BODY | $1,114.20 | $1,857.00 | Apr 7, 2026 source file |
| Cape Fear Valley - Bladen County Hospital Elizabethtown · Elizabethtown, NC BONE IMAGING WHOLE BODY | $1,114.20 | $1,857.00 | Mar 21, 2026 source file |
| Cape Fear Valley - Hoke Hospital Raeford · Fayetteville, NC NUCLEAR MEDICINE STUDY OF BONE AND/OR JOINT WHOLE BODY | $1,114.20 | $1,857.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Cape Fear Valley Medical Center Fayetteville · Fayetteville, NC NUCLEAR MEDICINE STUDY OF BONE AND/OR JOINT WHOLE BODY | $1,114.20 | $1,857.00 | Mar 21, 2026 source file |
| Highsmith-Rainey Specialty Hospital Fayetteville · Fayetteville, NC BONE IMAGING WHOLE BODY | $1,114.20 | $1,857.00 | Mar 22, 2026 source file |
| Columbus Regional Healthcare System Whiteville · Whiteville, NC NM Bone Imaging Whole Body Injection | $1,115.36 | $1,593.36 | Sep 1, 2025 source file |
| Wilson Medical Center Wilson · Wilson, NC Bone and/or joint imaging; whole body | $1,144.80 | $2,862.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Scotland Memorial Hospital and Edwin Morgan Center Laurinburg · Laurinburg, NC HC BONE IMAGING WHOLE BODY | $1,180.00 | $2,360.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| Rutherford Regional Medical Center Rutherfordton · Forest City, NC Bone and/or joint imaging; whole body | $1,275.79 | $3,189.48 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Wilkes Regional Medical Center North Wilkesboro · North Wilkesboro, NC HC BONE IMAGING WHOLE BODY | $1,343.00 | $2,686.00 | Oct 8, 2025 source file |
| WakeMed Cary Hospital Cary · Raleigh-Cary, NC HC Bone Imaging Whole Body | $1,350.52 | $3,554.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| WakeMed Raleigh Campus Raleigh · Raleigh-Cary, NC HC Bone Imaging Whole Body | $1,350.52 | $3,554.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital Elkin · Mount Airy, NC HC BONE IMAGING WHOLE BODY | $1,397.00 | $2,794.00 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Anson Wadesboro · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC BONE IMAGING WHOLE BODY | $1,455.00 | $2,910.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Cleveland Shelby · Shelby-Kings Mountain, NC HC BONE IMAGING WHOLE BODY | $1,455.00 | $2,910.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Lincoln Lincolnton · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC BONE IMAGING WHOLE BODY | $1,455.00 | $2,910.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Mercy, a facility of Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC BONE IMAGING WHOLE BODY | $1,455.00 | $2,910.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Pineville Charlotte · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC BONE IMAGING WHOLE BODY | $1,455.00 | $2,910.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Union Monroe · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC BONE IMAGING WHOLE BODY | $1,455.00 | $2,910.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health University City Charlotte · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC BONE IMAGING WHOLE BODY | $1,455.00 | $2,910.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC BONE IMAGING WHOLE BODY | $1,455.00 | $2,910.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast Concord · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC BONE IMAGING WHOLE BODY | $1,455.00 | $2,910.00 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Stanly Regional Medical Center Albermarle · Albemarle, NC HC BONE IMAGING WHOLE BODY | $1,455.00 | $2,910.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Sampson Regional Medical Center Clinton · Clinton, NC Nuclear medicine study of bone and/or joint whole body | $1,606.50 | $2,295.00 | Nov 2, 2026 source file |
| Person Memorial Hospital Roxboro · Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Bone and/or joint imaging; whole body | $1,735.20 | $4,338.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Erlanger Murphy Medical Center Murphy · Murphy, NC HC Bone Scan,Whole Body | $1,869.00 | $2,670.00 | Jan 25, 2026 source file |
| Frye Regional Medical Center Hickory · Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC BONE IMAGING WHOLE BODY | $2,008.98 | $5,022.44 | Jul 8, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Polk Columbus · Columbus, NC HC BONE IMAGING, WHOLE BODY | $2,026.50 | $2,026.50 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Hendersonville Hendersonville · Asheville, NC HC BONE IMAGING, WHOLE BODY | $2,400.00 | $2,400.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| CaroMont Regional Medical Center - Gastonia Gastonia · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HCHG NM BONE AND OR JNT IMAG WHOL BODY | $2,581.00 | $2,581.00 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Mount Holly · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HCHG NM BONE AND OR JNT IMAG WHOL BODY | $2,581.00 | $2,581.00 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Belmont · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HCHG NM BONE AND OR JNT IMAG WHOL BODY | $2,581.00 | $2,581.00 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| High Point Regional Health High Point · Greensboro-High Point, NC HC BONE IMAGING WHOLE BODY | $2,694.50 | $5,389.00 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| East Carolina Health Ahoskie · Ahoskie, NC Bone/Joint Imaging Whole Body | $2,869.44 | $5,124.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Angel Medical Center Franklin · Franklin, NC Bone and/or joint imaging; whole body | $3,232.22 | $3,232.22 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Blue Ridge Regional Hospital Spruce Pine · Spruce Pine, NC NM BONE WHOLE BODY | $3,232.22 | $3,232.22 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Mission Hospital Asheville · Asheville, NC Bone and/or joint imaging; whole body | $3,232.22 | $3,232.22 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Mission Hospital McDowell Marion · Marion, NC NM BONE WHOLE BODY | $3,232.22 | $3,232.22 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| North Carolina Baptist Hospital Winston Salem · Winston-Salem, NC HC BONE IMAGING WHOLE BODY | $3,365.50 | $6,731.00 | Oct 8, 2025 source file |
| North Carolina Baptist Hospital Bermuda Run · Winston-Salem, NC HC BONE IMAGING WHOLE BODY | $3,551.00 | $7,102.00 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Lexington Medical Center Lexington · Winston-Salem, NC HC BONE IMAGING WHOLE BODY | $3,743.50 | $7,487.00 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| ECU Health Duplin Hospital Kenansville · Kenansville, NC Bone/Joint Imaging Whole Body | $3,855.60 | $6,885.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| ECU Health Beaufort Hospital Washington · Washington, NC Bone/Joint Imaging Whole Body | $6,029.81 | $11,377.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| ECU Health Medical Center Greenville · Greenville, NC Bone/Joint Imaging Whole Body | $6,029.81 | $11,377.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
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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.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | 13 | $463.05 | $1,455.00 |
| Fayetteville, NC | 3 | $1,114.20 | $1,114.20 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | 3 | $514.08 | $1,350.52 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | 3 | $3,365.50 | $3,551.00 |
| Asheville, NC | 2 | $2,400.00 | $2,816.11 |
| Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | 2 | $514.08 | $1,124.64 |
| Mount Airy, NC | 2 | $812.60 | $1,104.80 |
| Ahoskie, NC | 1 | $2,869.44 | $2,869.44 |
| Asheboro, NC | 1 | $775.80 | $775.80 |
| Albemarle, NC | 1 | $1,455.00 | $1,455.00 |
| Anderson Creek, NC | 1 | $1,114.20 | $1,114.20 |
| Clinton, NC | 1 | $1,606.50 | $1,606.50 |
| Columbus, NC | 1 | $2,026.50 | $2,026.50 |
| Durham, NC | 1 | $514.08 | $514.08 |
| Edenton, NC | 1 | $580.72 | $580.72 |
| Elizabethtown, NC | 1 | $1,114.20 | $1,114.20 |
| Elizabeth City, NC | 1 | $1,003.00 | $1,003.00 |
| Franklin, NC | 1 | $3,232.22 | $3,232.22 |
| Forest City, NC | 1 | $1,275.79 | $1,275.79 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | 1 | $2,694.50 | $2,694.50 |
| Greenville, NC | 1 | $6,029.81 | $6,029.81 |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | 1 | $2,008.98 | $2,008.98 |
| Kenansville, NC | 1 | $3,855.60 | $3,855.60 |
| Kill Devil Hills, NC | 1 | $997.36 | $997.36 |
| Laurinburg, NC | 1 | $1,180.00 | $1,180.00 |
| Murphy, NC | 1 | $1,869.00 | $1,869.00 |
| Marion, NC | 1 | $3,232.22 | $3,232.22 |
| North Wilkesboro, NC | 1 | $1,343.00 | $1,343.00 |
| Roanoke Rapids, NC | 1 | $519.12 | $519.12 |
| Rocky Mount, NC | 1 | $959.28 | $959.28 |
| Spruce Pine, NC | 1 | $3,232.22 | $3,232.22 |
| Sylva, NC | 1 | $1,044.41 | $1,044.41 |
| Shelby-Kings Mountain, NC | 1 | $1,455.00 | $1,455.00 |
| Whiteville, NC | 1 | $1,115.36 | $1,115.36 |
| Washington, NC | 1 | $6,029.81 | $6,029.81 |
| Wilson, NC | 1 | $1,144.80 | $1,144.80 |
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
- 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 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.