Jason Bateman Got a Full-Body Scan, Jokes 'It's Just One Microchip Up There'

Mar. 15, 2025

Jason Bateman in Austin in 2023.Photo:Tim Mosenfelder/Getty

Tim Mosenfelder/Getty

On theNov. 11 episodeofSmartLess, the podcast Bateman co-hosts withWill ArnettandSean Hayes, theOzarkstar admitted that his cholesterol was “horrendous,” and shared that “I just had one of those full body scans.”

“And, no brain?” Arnett quipped.

“Yeah," deadpanned Bateman, 55, in response.

“And completely empty?” Arnett said.

“Sir, can we talk to you for a second?” Hayes chimed in.

“It’s just one one microchip up there,” Bateman added.

“SmartLess” podcast hosts (from left) Jason Bateman, Will Barnett, Sean Hayes.Cindy Ord/Getty

Cindy Ord/Getty

“They said it’s not — there’s no heart. They just found a box with a picture of a heart in it," joked Arnett, before seriously asking, “So did you get the results back?”

“Yes. Thank you. The results were fine," Bateman shared. “Everything is fantastic, and, yeah, I’m very pleased. Because, you know, you never know with those things. You could get the, ‘Okay, so your appointment to review your scan results is tomorrow at 3 o’clock?’ Okay. So tomorrow at 3 o’clock, I’m gonna find out if I’ve got something I’ve got to worry about for the rest of my life.”

“You walk in and they get six doctors… and they’re like, ‘The team needs to speak to you,’ ” Arnett said, referencing how bad news is often delivered in a medical setting. “Hey, Jason. Can you clear your schedule for the next four months? “

“And do you have a wife, girlfriend, best friend, someone that can maybe drive you?“ said Bateman.

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“We were talking about it, you and me, Will, the other day,” Bateman said. “And you were like, ‘Well, I don’t know. I mean, Do you wanna know?’ I was like, ‘Yeah, I do if it’s good news,’ and thank God, it was good. So that’s good.”

Thefull-body scanhas been popular with some celebrities:Maria Menounossays she discoveredshe had pancreatic cancerafter having a scan;Kim Kardashianlabeled the diagnostic tool“life saving”; andSelling SunsetstarMary Bonnetsaid the scan helped her discover why she’d struggled withfatigue and miscarriagesfor so long.

Prenuvo’s scans also come with a hefty price tag: a 30-minute torso scan is $999, a 45-minute torso and head scan is $1799, and the 60-minutefull-body scan is $2499,

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