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Whole Body Bone Marrow Scan

Rhode Island rates for HCPCS 78104

A nuclear medicine scan that shows where active bone marrow sits throughout the body. A small amount of radioactive tracer is given into a vein, is taken up by marrow, and a camera then records images from head to toe. It is used to see how much working marrow a person has and where marrow has been crowded out or damaged.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Whole Body Bone Marrow Scan cost?

$363

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $363 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $269 from a physician practice, and about $813 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 byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$269$251 to $363
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$813$631 to $955

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $813 · 10th to 90th $575 to $1,047Professionalmedian $269 · 10th to 90th $204 to $479
$200$500$1Kfacility $813professional $269

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
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$257.04
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,023.29
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$478.63
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$72.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,698.24
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$537.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$891.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$446.68

Where Rhode Island sits

The same service costs 4.6 times more in Alaska 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.

Rhode Island· 14th of 51

$363

AK $933FL $204

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.