Bone scan cost in Tennessee
In Tennessee, 42 hospitals publish a cash price for bone scan, whole body (nuclear medicine): from $154.33 to $1,413.92, with a median of $452.25. The lowest price is at Erlanger Health (Pikeville). The highest price is 9.2× 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 25, 2026.
Lowest$154.33Erlanger Health
Median$452.25half pay less
Highest$1,413.92in Tennessee
Lowest saves$297.92vs the median
Hospitals in Tennessee, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Erlanger Health lowest Pikeville · Pikeville, TN CHG BONE &/JOINT IMAGING WHOLE BODY | $154.33 | $534.00 | Jan 25, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital Shelbyville · Shelbyville, TN BONE IMAGING, WHOLE BODY | $259.55 | $895.00 | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital Tullahoma · Tullahoma-Manchester, TN BONE IMAGING, WHOLE BODY | $259.55 | $895.00 | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital Lebanon · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN BONE IMAGING, WHOLE BODY | $259.55 | $895.00 | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Claiborne Medical Center Tazewell · Tazewell, TN NM BONE WHOLE BODY | $262.64 | $938.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Leconte Medical Center Sevierville · Sevierville, TN NM BONE JOINT WHOLE BODY | $272.02 | $938.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Morristown Hamblen Hospital Association Morristown · Morristown, TN NM BONE JOINT WHOLE BODY | $281.40 | $938.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Parkwest Medical Center Knoxville · Knoxville, TN NM BONE JOINT WHOLE BODY | $281.40 | $938.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Erlanger Health Chattanooga · Chattanooga, TN-GA CHG BONE &/JOINT IMAGING WHOLE BODY | $281.95 | $534.00 | Jan 25, 2026 source file |
| Cumberland Medical Center Crossville · Crossville, TN NM BONE JOINT WHOLE BODY | $300.16 | $938.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Fort Loudoun Medical Center Lenoir City · Knoxville, TN NM BONE JOINT WHOLE BODY | $309.54 | $938.00 | Aug 27, 2026 source file |
| Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center Knoxville · Knoxville, TN NM BONE JOINT WHOLE BODY | $309.54 | $938.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge Oak Ridge · Knoxville, TN NM BONE JOINT WHOLE BODY | $309.54 | $938.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Roane County Medical Center Harriman · Knoxville, TN NM BONE JOINT WHOLE BODY | $309.54 | $938.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Tipton Covington · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC NM BONE SCAN WHOLE BODY | $345.36 | $1,439.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Collierville Collierville · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC NM BONE SCAN WHOLE BODY | $415.59 | $1,979.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC NM BONE SCAN WHOLE BODY | $415.59 | $1,979.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Women's Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC NM BONE SCAN WHOLE BODY | $415.59 | $1,979.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Johnson County Community Hospital Mountain City · Mountain City, TN HC NM BONE SCAN WHOLE BODY | $443.90 | $1,930.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Bristol Regional Medical Center Bristol · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC NM BONE SCAN WHOLE BODY | $452.25 | $3,015.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Franklin Woods Community Hospital Johnson City · Johnson City, TN HC NM BONE SCAN WHOLE BODY | $452.25 | $3,015.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Greeneville Community Hospital Greeneville · Greeneville, TN HC NM BONE SCAN WHOLE BODY | $452.25 | $3,015.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Hawkins County Memorial Hospital Rogersville · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC NM BONE SCAN WHOLE BODY | $452.25 | $3,015.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Holston Valley Medical Center Kingsport · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC NM BONE SCAN WHOLE BODY | $452.25 | $3,015.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Indian Path Community Hospital Kingsport · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC NM BONE SCAN WHOLE BODY | $452.25 | $3,015.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Johnson City Medical Center Johnson City · Johnson City, TN HC NM BONE SCAN WHOLE BODY | $452.25 | $3,015.00 | — source file |
| Sycamore Shoals Hospital Elizabethton · Johnson City, TN HC NM BONE SCAN WHOLE BODY | $452.25 | $3,015.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union City Union City · Union City, TN HC NM BONE SCAN WHOLE BODY | $466.00 | $2,330.00 | Feb 25, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN BONE IMAGING, WHOLE BODY | $483.30 | $895.00 | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital Murfreesboro · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN BONE SCAN WHOLE BODY X | $556.26 | $1,854.20 | — source file |
| Saint Thomas West Hospital Harding Pk Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN N/M SCAN BONE X | $556.61 | $1,855.35 | — source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Carroll County Huntingdon · Huntingdon, TN HC NM BONE SCAN WHOLE BODY | $557.29 | $2,423.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Lebonheur Germantown Hosp Germantown · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Bone Imaging, Whole Body - NM Bone Whole Body | $625.02 | $2,841.00 | — source file |
| Methodist North Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Bone Imaging, Whole Body - NM Bone Whole Body | $625.02 | $2,841.00 | — source file |
| Methodist South Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Bone Imaging, Whole Body - NM Bone Whole Body | $625.02 | $2,841.00 | — source file |
| Methodist University Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Bone Imaging, Whole Body - NM Bone Whole Body | $625.02 | $2,841.00 | — source file |
| Methodist Lebonheur Childrens Hosp Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Bone Imaging, Whole Body - NM Bone Whole Body | $638.88 | $2,904.00 | — source file |
| Vanderbilt Clarksville Hospital Clarksville · Clarksville, TN-KY NM-BONE SCAN BODY | $673.49 | $3,471.56 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Thomas River Park Hospital McMinnville · McMinnville, TN NM BONE WHOLE BODY | $845.64 | $2,818.80 | — source file |
| DeKalb Community Hospital Smithville · Smithville, TN NM BONE SCAN/WHOLE B | $845.66 | $2,818.85 | — source file |
| Saint Thomas Highlands Hospital Sparta · Cookeville, TN NM BONE WHOLE BODY | $845.66 | $2,818.85 | — source file |
| STRHS Pulaski Pulaski · Pulaski, TN Bone and/or joint imaging; whole body | $1,413.92 | $4,825.68 | — source file |
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 9 | $345.36 | $625.02 |
| Knoxville, TN | 5 | $281.40 | $309.54 |
| Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | 4 | $452.25 | $452.25 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | 4 | $259.55 | $519.78 |
| Johnson City, TN | 3 | $452.25 | $452.25 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 1 | $281.95 | $281.95 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 1 | $673.49 | $673.49 |
| Cookeville, TN | 1 | $845.66 | $845.66 |
| Crossville, TN | 1 | $300.16 | $300.16 |
| Greeneville, TN | 1 | $452.25 | $452.25 |
| Huntingdon, TN | 1 | $557.29 | $557.29 |
| Mountain City, TN | 1 | $443.90 | $443.90 |
| McMinnville, TN | 1 | $845.64 | $845.64 |
| Morristown, TN | 1 | $281.40 | $281.40 |
| Pikeville, TN | 1 | $154.33 | $154.33 |
| Pulaski, TN | 1 | $1,413.92 | $1,413.92 |
| Smithville, TN | 1 | $845.66 | $845.66 |
| Sevierville, TN | 1 | $272.02 | $272.02 |
| Shelbyville, TN | 1 | $259.55 | $259.55 |
| Tazewell, TN | 1 | $262.64 | $262.64 |
| Tullahoma-Manchester, TN | 1 | $259.55 | $259.55 |
| Union City, TN | 1 | $466.00 | $466.00 |
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
- 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
- Pennsylvania$1,319.36
- Puerto Rico$369.00
- Rhode Island$524.40
- South Carolina$1,666.00
- South Dakota$1,969.60
- 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.