Bone scan cost in Pennsylvania
In Pennsylvania, 62 hospitals publish a cash price for bone scan, whole body (nuclear medicine): from $288.60 to $4,865.00, with a median of $1,319.36. The lowest price is at UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals (Harrisburg) and 1 other hospital. The highest price is 16.9× 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$288.60UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals + 1 more
Median$1,319.36half pay less
Highest$4,865.00in Pennsylvania
Lowest saves$1,030.76vs the median
Hospitals in Pennsylvania, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals lowest Harrisburg · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA HC BONE WHLE BOD MD | $288.60 | $481.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Somerset lowest Somerset · Somerset, PA HC BONE WHLE BOD MD | $288.60 | $481.00 | — source file |
| Lower Bucks Hospital Bristol · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Nm Bone Imaging, Whole Body | $393.00 | $2,057.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Roxborough Memorial Hospital Philadelphia · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Nm Bone Imaging, Whole Body | $408.00 | $2,829.75 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Uniontown Hospital Uniontown · Pittsburgh, PA NUCLEAR MEDICINE STUDY OF BONE AND/OR JOINT WHOLE BODY | $414.50 | $829.00 | — source file |
| Monogahela Valley Hospital Monongahela · Pittsburgh, PA BONE SCAN WHOLE BODY | $504.00 | $840.00 | — source file |
| Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center Camp Hill · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 78306 BONE IMAGING WHOLE BODY Tech | $624.01 | $2,612.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Bedford Everett · Everett, PA BONE/JNT IMAG WHOLE BODY | $626.40 | $1,044.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Kane Kane · Bradford, PA NM BONE IMAGING WHOLE BODY | $639.60 | $1,066.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Jameson New Castle · Pittsburgh, PA BONE/JNT IMAG WHOLE BODY | $655.80 | $1,093.00 | — source file |
| St Joseph Regional Health Network Reading · Reading, PA NM Bone Imaging WB w/SPECT Inj | $679.38 | $2,612.00 | — source file |
| Punxsutawney Area Hospital Punxsutawney · Punxsutawney, PA BONE IMAGING,WHOLE BODY 78306 | $716.40 | $1,990.00 | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster · Lancaster, PA 78306 BONE IMAGING WHOLE BODY Tech | $757.22 | $2,612.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Northwest Seneca · Oil City, PA BONE/JNT IMAG WHOLE BODY | $797.40 | $1,329.00 | — source file |
| Bryn Mawr Rehabilitation Hospital Malvern · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Bone And/Or Joint Image Whole Bdy | $819.60 | $2,049.00 | — source file |
| Lankenau Medical Center Wynnewood · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Bone And/Or Joint Image Whole Bdy | $819.60 | $2,049.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Paoli Hospital Paoli · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Bone And/Or Joint Image Whole Bdy | $819.60 | $2,049.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Riddle Memorial Hospital Media · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Bone And/Or Joint Image Whole Bdy | $819.60 | $2,049.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Bryn Mawr Hospital Bryn Mawr · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Bone And/Or Joint Image Whole Bdy | $819.60 | $2,049.00 | — source file |
| Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center Enola · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 78306 NM Joint Scan Tech | $822.00 | $2,612.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Cole Coudersport · Coudersport, PA NM BONE SCAN | $829.80 | $1,383.00 | — source file |
| Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA NM Bone Imaging Whole Body - Report | $865.36 | $2,612.00 | — source file |
| AHN Wexford Hospital Wexford · Pittsburgh, PA HC NM BONE/JOINT IMG WB | $988.64 | $1,336.00 | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Greene Waynesburg · Waynesburg, PA BONE WHOLEBODY-E | $995.54 | $1,422.20 | — source file |
| UPMC Washington Washington · Pittsburgh, PA BONE WHOLEBODY-E | $995.54 | $1,422.20 | — source file |
| UPMC Hamot Erie · Erie, PA BONE/JNT IMAG WHOLE BODY | $1,219.80 | $2,033.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Carlisle Carlisle · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA HC ABSCESS LOC WHOLE BODY | $1,228.80 | $2,048.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Hanover Hanover · York-Hanover, PA HC BONE WHOLE BOD | $1,228.80 | $2,048.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Lititz Lititz · Lancaster, PA HC ABSCESS LOC WHOLE BODY | $1,228.80 | $2,048.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Memorial York · York-Hanover, PA HC ABSCESS LOC WHOLE BODY | $1,228.80 | $2,048.00 | — source file |
| Robert Packer Hospital Sayre · Sayre, PA Bone Scan,Whole Body | $1,319.36 | $1,649.20 | — source file |
| Troy Community Hospital Troy · Sayre, PA Bone Scan,Whole Body | $1,319.36 | $1,649.20 | — source file |
| Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital Darby · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD HC NM Imaging Bone/Joint Whole Body | $1,408.55 | $2,167.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Nazareth Hospital Philadelphia · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD HC NM Imaging Bone/Joint Whole Body | $1,408.55 | $2,167.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Robert Packer Hospital, Towanda Campus Towanda · Sayre, PA Bone Scan,Whole Body | $1,468.80 | $1,836.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Muncy Muncy · Williamsport, PA BONE/JNT IMAG WHOLE BODY | $1,474.20 | $2,457.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Wellsboro Wellsboro · Wellsboro, PA BONE/JNT IMAG WHOLE BODY | $1,474.20 | $2,457.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Williamsport Williamsport · Williamsport, PA BONE/JNT IMAG WHOLE BODY | $1,474.20 | $2,457.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA BONE/JNT IMAG WHOLE BODY | $1,558.20 | $2,597.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| Shriners Childrens - Philadelphia Philadelphia · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD BONE IMAGING WHOLE BODY | $1,574.20 | $1,574.20 | — source file |
| St Mary Medical Center Langhorne · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD HC NM Imaging Bone/Joint Whole Body | $1,634.75 | $2,515.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Chambersburg Hospital Chambersburg · Chambersburg, PA Nuclear Medicine Study of Bone and/or Joint Whole Body | $1,713.60 | $2,142.00 | — source file |
| Ephrata Community Hospital Ephrata · Lancaster, PA Nuclear Medicine Study of Bone and/or Joint Whole Body | $1,713.60 | $2,142.00 | — source file |
| Gettysburg Hospital Gettysburg · Gettysburg, PA Nuclear Medicine Study of Bone and/or Joint Whole Body | $1,713.60 | $2,142.00 | — source file |
| Good Samaritan Hospital Lebanon · Lebanon, PA Nuclear Medicine Study of Bone and/or Joint Whole Body | $1,713.60 | $2,142.00 | — source file |
| Waynesboro Hospital Waynesboro · Chambersburg, PA Nuclear Medicine Study of Bone and/or Joint Whole Body | $1,713.60 | $2,142.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA HC BONE/JNT IMAG WHOLE BODY | $1,845.60 | $3,076.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Horizon - Greenville Greenville · Hermitage, PA BONE/JNT IMAG WHOLE BODY | $1,991.40 | $3,319.00 | — source file |
| UPMC East Monroeville · Pittsburgh, PA BONE/JNT IMAG WHOLE BODY | $2,164.80 | $3,608.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Passavant - McCandless Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA HC BONE/JNT IMAG WHOLE BODY | $2,214.00 | $3,690.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA BONE/JNT IMAG WHOLE BODY | $2,464.80 | $4,108.00 | — source file |
| UPMC McKeesport McKeesport · Pittsburgh, PA BONE/JNT IMAG WHOLE BODY | $2,622.00 | $4,370.00 | — source file |
| Highlands Hospital Connellsville · Pittsburgh, PA NM BONE IMAGING WHOLE BODY | $2,919.00 | $4,865.00 | — source file |
| UPMC St Margaret Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA BONE/JNT IMAG WHOLE BODY | $2,979.00 | $4,965.00 | — source file |
| Evangelical Community Hospital Lewisburg · Lewisburg, PA Nuclear Medicine Study of Bone and/or Joint Whole Body | $3,111.00 | $3,888.75 | — source file |
| UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA BONE/JNT IMAG WHOLE BODY | $3,787.80 | $6,313.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD NM Bone/Joint Imaging Whole Body | $4,392.67 | $4,392.67 | — source file |
| Penn Highlands Brookville Brookville · Brookville, PA Injection | $4,865.00 | $4,865.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Dubois DuBois · DuBois, PA Injection | $4,865.00 | $4,865.00 | Aug 1, 2025 source file |
| Penn Highlands Elk Saint Marys · St. Marys, PA Injection | $4,865.00 | $4,865.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Huntingdon Huntingdon · Huntingdon, PA Injection | $4,865.00 | $4,865.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Tyrone Tyrone · Altoona, PA Injection | $4,865.00 | $4,865.00 | Apr 1, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh, PA | 14 | $414.50 | $2,005.20 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 12 | $393.00 | $819.60 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 5 | $288.60 | $822.00 |
| Lancaster, PA | 3 | $757.22 | $1,228.80 |
| Sayre, PA | 3 | $1,319.36 | $1,319.36 |
| Chambersburg, PA | 2 | $1,713.60 | $1,713.60 |
| Williamsport, PA | 2 | $1,474.20 | $1,474.20 |
| York-Hanover, PA | 2 | $1,228.80 | $1,228.80 |
| Altoona, PA | 1 | $4,865.00 | $4,865.00 |
| Brookville, PA | 1 | $4,865.00 | $4,865.00 |
| Bradford, PA | 1 | $639.60 | $639.60 |
| Coudersport, PA | 1 | $829.80 | $829.80 |
| DuBois, PA | 1 | $4,865.00 | $4,865.00 |
| Everett, PA | 1 | $626.40 | $626.40 |
| Erie, PA | 1 | $1,219.80 | $1,219.80 |
| Gettysburg, PA | 1 | $1,713.60 | $1,713.60 |
| Hermitage, PA | 1 | $1,991.40 | $1,991.40 |
| Huntingdon, PA | 1 | $4,865.00 | $4,865.00 |
| Lebanon, PA | 1 | $1,713.60 | $1,713.60 |
| Lewisburg, PA | 1 | $3,111.00 | $3,111.00 |
| Oil City, PA | 1 | $797.40 | $797.40 |
| Punxsutawney, PA | 1 | $716.40 | $716.40 |
| Reading, PA | 1 | $679.38 | $679.38 |
| Somerset, PA | 1 | $288.60 | $288.60 |
| St. Marys, PA | 1 | $4,865.00 | $4,865.00 |
| Waynesburg, PA | 1 | $995.54 | $995.54 |
| Wellsboro, PA | 1 | $1,474.20 | $1,474.20 |
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
- New York$785.03
- North Carolina$1,396.88
- North Dakota$1,142.40
- Ohio$1,535.40
- Oklahoma$919.60
- Oregon$1,249.30
- 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.