Scans and imaging CPT 78306 Texas Outpatient

Bone scan cost in Texas

In Texas, 92 hospitals publish a cash price for bone scan, whole body (nuclear medicine): from $256.60 to $4,500.78, with a median of $1,823.30. The lowest price is at El Paso Children's Hospital (El Paso). The highest price is 17.5× 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$256.60El Paso Children's Hospital

Median$1,823.30half pay less

Highest$4,500.78in Texas

Lowest saves$1,566.70vs the median

Hospitals in Texas, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	File date
El Paso Children's Hospital lowest El Paso · El Paso, TX BONE SCAN TOTAL BODY (ROUTINE)	$256.60	$1,283.00	— source file
Harris Health Taub Loop Houston · Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX BONE &/OR JOINT IMAGING WHOLE BODY	$385.58	$1,815.00	— source file
Harris Health Houston · Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX BONE &/OR JOINT IMAGING WHOLE BODY	$385.58	$1,815.00	— source file
Hsa St. Joseph Houston · Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX BONE/JOINT; WB	$395.16	$3,789.79	Sep 1, 2026 source file
University Medical Center El Paso El Paso · El Paso, TX NM BONE WB	$540.25	$2,701.26	— source file
University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso · El Paso, TX NM BONE WB	$540.25	$2,701.26	— source file
Covenant Medical Center Lubbock · Lubbock, TX HC NM BONE AND OR JOINT IMAGING WHOLE BODY CDM	$596.82	$1,421.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Methodist Children's Hospital Lubbock · Lubbock, TX HC NM BONE AND OR JOINT IMAGING WHOLE BODY CDM	$596.82	$1,421.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Ascension Seton Burnet · Burnet, TX NM BONE/JNT TOT	$597.51	$1,659.75	— source file
Ascension Seton Smithville · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX NM BONE/JNT TOT PEDI	$632.52	$1,757.00	— source file
Ascension Seton Kyle · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX NM BONE/JNT TOT PEDI	$632.52	$1,757.00	— source file
University Health System San Antonio · San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX HC BONE IMAGING, WHOLE BODY - HC BONE &/OR JOINT	$637.25	$2,549.00	Oct 14, 2025 source file
Methodist Hospital Plainview Plainview · Plainview, TX HC NM BONE AND OR JOINT IMAGING WHOLE BODY CDM	$715.26	$1,703.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Ascension Providence Waco · Waco, TX BONE SCAN WHOLE BODY	$874.53	$2,429.25	— source file
The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas Dallas · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HCHG NM BONE WB	$1,105.50	$2,211.00	Mar 10, 2026 source file
Ascension Seton Austin · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX NM BONE/JNT TOT	$1,112.40	$3,090.00	— source file
Baylor Scott and White Medical Center Sunnyvale Sunnyvale · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX BCE NM Bone and/or joint imaging; whole body 78306	$1,134.00	$1,890.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Lubbock Heritage Hospital Lubbock · Lubbock, TX HC NM BONE AND OR JOINT IMAGING WHOLE BODY CDM	$1,152.48	$2,744.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Ascension Cedar Park Cedar Park · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX NM-BONE SCAN BODY	$1,197.49	$3,326.35	— source file
Driscoll Children’s Hospital Corpus Christi · Corpus Christi, TX Bone Imaging Whole Body	$1,261.34	$6,306.72	Oct 6, 2025 source file
Santa Rosa Hospital - Westover Hills San Antonio · San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX HC 78306 BONE AND/OR JOINT IMAGING, WHOLE BODY	$1,308.12	$3,964.00	Jan 13, 2026 source file
Shriners Childrens Texas Galveston · Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX BONE IMAGING WHOLE BODY	$1,335.20	$1,335.20	— source file
Driscoll Children’s Hospital Edinburg · McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX Bone Imaging Whole Body	$1,450.40	$7,252.00	Oct 6, 2025 source file
AMH Cath Labs Arlington · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX NM BONE WHOLE BODY	$1,570.65	$2,617.75	Apr 21, 2026 source file
Texas Health Arlington Memorial Hospital Arlington · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX NM BONE WHOLE BODY	$1,570.65	$2,617.75	Apr 21, 2026 source file
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Alliance Fort Worth · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX NM BONE WHOLE BODY	$1,570.65	$2,617.75	Apr 21, 2026 source file
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Azle Azle · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX NM BONE WHOLE BODY	$1,570.65	$2,617.75	Apr 21, 2026 source file
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Cleburne Cleburne · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX NM BONE WHOLE BODY	$1,570.65	$2,617.75	Apr 21, 2026 source file
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth Fort Worth · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX NM BONE WHOLE BODY	$1,570.65	$2,617.75	Apr 21, 2026 source file
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital HurstEulessBedford Bedford · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX NM BONE WHOLE BODY	$1,570.65	$2,617.75	Apr 21, 2026 source file
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southwest Fort Worth Fort Worth · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX NM BONE WHOLE BODY	$1,570.65	$2,617.75	Apr 21, 2026 source file
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Stephenville Stephenville · Stephenville, TX NM BONE WHOLE BODY	$1,570.65	$2,617.75	Apr 21, 2026 source file
Texas Health Hospital Frisco Frisco · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX NM BONE WHOLE BODY	$1,570.65	$2,617.75	Apr 21, 2026 source file
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Allen Allen · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX NM BONE WHOLE BODY	$1,570.65	$2,617.75	Apr 21, 2026 source file
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas Dallas · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX NM BONE WHOLE BODY	$1,570.65	$2,617.75	Apr 21, 2026 source file
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Denton Denton · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX NM BONE WHOLE BODY	$1,570.65	$2,617.75	Apr 21, 2026 source file
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Flower Mound Flower Mound · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX NM BONE WHOLE BODY	$1,570.65	$2,617.75	Apr 21, 2026 source file
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Kaufman Kaufman · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX NM BONE WHOLE BODY	$1,570.65	$2,617.75	Apr 21, 2026 source file
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Plano Plano · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX NM BONE WHOLE BODY	$1,570.65	$2,617.75	Apr 21, 2026 source file
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Rockwall Rockwall · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX NM BONE WHOLE BODY	$1,570.65	$2,617.75	Apr 21, 2026 source file
Texas Health Specialty Hospital Fort Worth Fort Worth · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX NM BONE WHOLE BODY	$1,570.65	$2,617.75	Apr 21, 2026 source file
Texas Children's Hospital Houston · Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX TC BONE IMG, WHOLE BODY	$1,589.24	$2,372.00	Mar 5, 2026 source file
Texas Children's Hospital - Austin Austin · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX TC BONE IMG, WHOLE BODY	$1,589.24	$2,372.00	Mar 5, 2026 source file
University Medical Center Lubbock · Lubbock, TX Hc Bone Imaging, Whole Body - Nm Bone Whole Body	$1,614.00	$1,614.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott & White All Saints Medical Center - Fort Worth Fort Worth · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HC BONE/JNT IMAGE WHOLE BODY	$1,823.30	$3,038.83	Jun 29, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott & White Continuing Care Hospital Temple · Killeen-Temple, TX HC BONE/JNT IMAGE WHOLE BODY	$1,823.30	$3,038.83	Jun 12, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott & White Emergency Medical Center - Cedar Park Cedar Park · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX HC BONE/JNT IMAGE WHOLE BODY	$1,823.30	$3,038.83	Jun 3, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott & White Heart and Vascular Hospital - Dallas Dallas · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HC BONE/JNT IMAGE WHOLE BODY	$1,823.30	$3,038.83	Jun 29, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott & White Heart and Vascular Hospital - Waxahachie Waxahachie · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HC BONE/JNT IMAGE WHOLE BODY	$1,823.30	$3,038.83	Jun 29, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott & White McLane Children's Medical Center Temple · Killeen-Temple, TX HC BONE/JNT IMAGE WHOLE BODY	$1,823.30	$3,038.83	Jun 13, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Austin Austin · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX HC BONE/JNT IMAGE WHOLE BODY	$1,823.30	$3,038.83	Jun 13, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Brenham Brenham · Brenham, TX HC BONE/JNT IMAGE WHOLE BODY	$1,823.30	$3,038.83	Jun 12, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Buda Buda · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX HC BONE/JNT IMAGE WHOLE BODY	$1,823.30	$3,038.83	Jun 13, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Centennial Frisco · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HC BONE/JNT IMAGE WHOLE BODY	$1,823.30	$3,038.83	Jun 29, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - College Station College Station · College Station-Bryan, TX HC BONE/JNT IMAGE WHOLE BODY	$1,823.30	$3,038.83	Jun 12, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Frisco at PGA Parkway Frisco · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HC BONE/JNT IMAGE WHOLE BODY	$1,823.30	$3,038.83	Jun 29, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Grapevine Grapevine · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HC BONE/JNT IMAGE WHOLE BODY	$1,823.30	$3,038.83	Jun 29, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Hillcrest Waco · Waco, TX HC BONE/JNT IMAGE WHOLE BODY	$1,823.30	$3,038.83	Jun 13, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Irving Irving · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HC BONE/JNT IMAGE WHOLE BODY	$1,823.30	$3,038.83	Jun 29, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Lake Pointe Rowlett · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HC BONE/JNT IMAGE WHOLE BODY	$1,823.30	$3,038.83	Jun 29, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Lakeway Lakeway · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX HC BONE/JNT IMAGE WHOLE BODY	$1,823.30	$3,038.83	Jun 13, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Marble Falls Marble Falls · Marble Falls, TX HC BONE/JNT IMAGE WHOLE BODY	$1,823.30	$3,038.83	Jun 13, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - McKinney McKinney · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HC BONE/JNT IMAGE WHOLE BODY	$1,823.30	$3,038.83	Jun 29, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Pflugerville Pflugerville · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX HC BONE/JNT IMAGE WHOLE BODY	$1,823.30	$3,038.83	Jun 13, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Plano Plano · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HC BONE/JNT IMAGE WHOLE BODY	$1,823.30	$3,038.83	Jun 29, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Round Rock Round Rock · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX HC BONE/JNT IMAGE WHOLE BODY	$1,823.30	$3,038.83	Jun 13, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Taylor Taylor · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX HC BONE/JNT IMAGE WHOLE BODY	$1,823.30	$3,038.83	Jun 12, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Temple Temple · Temple, TX HC BONE/JNT IMAGE WHOLE BODY	$1,823.30	$3,038.83	Jun 13, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center at Waxahachie Waxahachie · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HC BONE/JNT IMAGE WHOLE BODY	$1,823.30	$3,038.83	Jun 29, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott & White Pavilion - Temple Temple · Killeen-Temple, TX HC BONE/JNT IMAGE WHOLE BODY	$1,823.30	$3,038.83	Jun 12, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital - Denton Denton · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HC BONE/JNT IMAGE WHOLE BODY	$1,823.30	$3,038.83	Jun 29, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital - McKinney McKinney · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HC BONE/JNT IMAGE WHOLE BODY	$1,823.30	$3,038.83	Jun 29, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital - Plano Plano · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HC BONE/JNT IMAGE WHOLE BODY	$1,823.30	$3,038.83	Jun 29, 2026 source file
Baylor University Medical Center Dallas · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HC BONE/JNT IMAGE WHOLE BODY	$1,823.30	$3,038.83	Jun 29, 2026 source file
Covenant Long-Term Care Lubbock · Lubbock, TX HC NM BONE AND OR JOINT IMAGING WHOLE BODY CDM	$2,016.11	$4,800.25	Apr 1, 2026 source file
CHRISTUS Hospital - Orange Orange · Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX HC 78306 BONE AND/OR JOINT IMAGING, WHOLE BODY	$2,055.90	$6,230.00	Jan 13, 2026 source file
CHRISTUS West Beaumont Beaumont · Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX HC 78306 BONE AND/OR JOINT IMAGING, WHOLE BODY	$2,055.90	$6,230.00	Jan 13, 2026 source file
Christus Health Southeast Texas Beaumont · Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX HC 78306 BONE AND/OR JOINT IMAGING, WHOLE BODY	$2,055.90	$6,230.00	Jan 13, 2026 source file
Christus Health Southeast Texas Port Arthur · Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX HC 78306 BONE AND/OR JOINT IMAGING, WHOLE BODY	$2,055.90	$6,230.00	Jan 13, 2026 source file
Southeast Texas Orthopedic Specialty Center Port Arthur · Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX HC 78306 BONE AND/OR JOINT IMAGING, WHOLE BODY	$2,055.90	$6,230.00	Jan 13, 2026 source file
The Methodist Hospital Houston · Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX HC BONE SCAN WHOLE BODY	$2,464.50	$4,929.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Texas Health Hospital Mansfield Mansfield · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HC BONE IMAGING, WHOLE BODY	$2,812.40	$2,812.40	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Texas Health Huguley Hospital Fort Worth South Burleson · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HC BONE IMAGING, WHOLE BODY	$2,812.40	$2,812.40	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital Baytown · Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX HC BONE SCAN WHOLE BODY	$2,838.00	$5,676.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Houston Methodist Clear Lake Hospital Nassau Bay · Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX HC BONE SCAN WHOLE BODY	$2,838.00	$5,676.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Houston Methodist Continuing Care Hospital Katy · Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX HC BONE SCAN WHOLE BODY	$2,838.00	$5,676.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Houston Methodist Cypress Hospital Cypress · Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX HC BONE SCAN WHOLE BODY	$2,838.00	$5,676.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital The Woodlands · Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX HC BONE SCAN WHOLE BODY	$2,838.00	$5,676.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Methodist Sugar Land Hospital Sugar Land · Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX HC BONE SCAN WHOLE BODY	$2,838.00	$5,676.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Methodist West Houston Hospital Houston · Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX HC BONE SCAN WHOLE BODY	$2,838.00	$5,676.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Methodist Willowbrook Hospital Houston · Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX HC BONE SCAN WHOLE BODY	$2,838.00	$5,676.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
AdventHealth Central Texas Killeen · Killeen-Temple, TX HC BONE IMAGING, WHOLE BODY	$4,500.78	$4,500.78	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
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	36	$1,105.50	$1,570.65
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	14	$385.58	$2,838.00
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	12	$632.52	$1,823.30
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	5	$2,055.90	$2,055.90
Lubbock, TX	5	$596.82	$1,152.48
Killeen-Temple, TX	4	$1,823.30	$1,823.30
El Paso, TX	3	$256.60	$540.25
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	2	$637.25	$972.68
Waco, TX	2	$874.53	$1,348.92
Burnet, TX	1	$597.51	$597.51
Brenham, TX	1	$1,823.30	$1,823.30
College Station-Bryan, TX	1	$1,823.30	$1,823.30
Corpus Christi, TX	1	$1,261.34	$1,261.34
Marble Falls, TX	1	$1,823.30	$1,823.30
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	1	$1,450.40	$1,450.40
Plainview, TX	1	$715.26	$715.26
Stephenville, TX	1	$1,570.65	$1,570.65
Temple, TX	1	$1,823.30	$1,823.30

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

Median cash price across the state's hospitals.