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Nuclear Scan of the Spleen

Iowa 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 July 2026.

How much does Nuclear Scan of the Spleen cost?

$263

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $263 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $214 from a physician practice, and about $501 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 7 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$214$148 to $457
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$501$182 to $871

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $501 · 10th to 90th $135 to $1,047Professionalmedian $214 · 10th to 90th $135 to $1,175
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0Kfacility $501professional $214

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
$134.90
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$1,174.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$676.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$457.09
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$776.25
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$1,202.26
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$524.81
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$501.19
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$676.08
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$407.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,071.52
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$380.19
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$309.03

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 4.1 times more in Wyoming than in Florida. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Iowa $263 · 13th of 51
WY $550FL $135

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.