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Nuclear Scan of the Spleen

Hawaii rates for HCPCS 78185

A scan of the spleen using a small amount of radioactive tracer given through a vein, with a special camera recording where the tracer collects. It shows the size, position, and working tissue of the spleen, and can find spleen tissue elsewhere in the abdomen after injury or surgery.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Nuclear Scan of the Spleen cost?

$251

Typical negotiated rate. In Hawaii, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $251 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $224 to $295.

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.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $251 · 10th to 90th $209 to $339
$50$100$200$500professional $251

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
$114.82
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$114.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$223.87
HMSA
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$288.40
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$338.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$295.12
University Health Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$407.38
University Health Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$41.69
University Health Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$363.08

Where Hawaii sits

The same service costs 4.5 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.

Hawaii· 16th of 51

$251

AK $631FL $141

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.