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Adrenal Gland Nuclear Imaging

North Carolina rates for HCPCS 78075

A nuclear medicine scan of the adrenal glands that uses a small amount of radioactive tracer, injected into the bloodstream, to show how active the glands are. It helps identify a hormone-producing tumor or other abnormality in the adrenal glands.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Adrenal Gland Nuclear Imaging cost?

$363

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $363 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $363 from a physician practice, and about $550 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$363$363 to $617
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$550$363 to $977

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $550 · 10th to 90th $363 to $1,148Professionalmedian $363 · 10th to 90th $288 to $1,023
$500$1K$2Kfacility $550professional $363

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,023.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$1,023.29
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,454.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,122.02
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$446.68
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$977.24
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$309.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,884.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,148.15
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$4,073.80
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$3,388.44

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 4.9 times more in Wyoming than in Florida. 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.

North Carolina· 50th of 51

$363

WY $1,585FL $324

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.