Three-Phase Bone Scan

Delaware rates for HCPCS 78315

This nuclear medicine scan uses a small amount of a radioactive tracer injected into a vein to evaluate a bone or joint in three stages: right after injection to see blood flow, a few minutes later to see blood pooling in the tissue, and again after a delay to see how the bone itself absorbs the tracer. It helps distinguish conditions like infection, a healing fracture, or inflammation in a bone from other causes of pain or swelling.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Three-Phase Bone Scan cost?

$324

Typical negotiated rate. In Delaware, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $324 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $324 from a physician practice, and about $851 from a hospital or other facility.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed by	Who charges it	Typical	Range
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider	A doctor's office, clinic or independent provider	$324	$288 to $468
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	A hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	$851	$380 to $1,479

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $851 · 10th to 90th $324 to $1,862Professionalmedian $324 · 10th to 90th $269 to $724

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier	Facility/Professional	Modifier	Typical Low	Median	Typical High
Aetna Setting Facility Modifier None Typical Low $309.03 Median $323.59 Typical High $851.14	Facility	None	$309.03	$323.59	$851.14
Aetna Setting Professional Modifier None Typical Low $269.15 Median $323.59 Typical High $478.63	Professional	None	$269.15	$323.59	$478.63
Cigna Setting Facility Modifier None Typical Low $478.63 Median $478.63 Typical High $630.96	Facility	None	$478.63	$478.63	$630.96
Cigna Setting Professional Modifier None Typical Low $204.17 Median $316.23 Typical High $602.56	Professional	None	$204.17	$316.23	$602.56
Highmark BCBS Setting Facility Modifier None Typical Low $436.52 Median $1,174.90 Typical High $1,862.09	Facility	None	$436.52	$1,174.90	$1,862.09
United Setting Professional Modifier None Typical Low $288.40 Median $316.23 Typical High $794.33	Professional	None	$288.40	$316.23	$794.33

Where Delaware sits

The same service costs 4.7 times more in Alaska than in Kentucky. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Delaware· 44th of 51

$324

AK $1,288KY $275

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.