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Lymphatic System Nuclear Imaging

Rhode Island rates for HCPCS 78195

A nuclear medicine scan that uses a small amount of radioactive tracer, injected into the skin or tissue, to create images of the lymphatic vessels and lymph nodes. It can help evaluate swelling caused by poor lymph drainage or help locate specific lymph nodes for further evaluation.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Lymphatic System Nuclear Imaging cost?

$513

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $513 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $380 from a physician practice, and about $1,023 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$380$316 to $525
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,023$631 to $1,175

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,023 · 10th to 90th $575 to $1,230Professionalmedian $380 · 10th to 90th $269 to $692
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,023professional $380

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
$316.23
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$457.09
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,174.90
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$691.83
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$112.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,187.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$758.58
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,202.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$630.96

Where Rhode Island sits

The same service costs 4.0 times more in Alaska than in Kentucky. 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· 15th of 51

$513

AK $1,047KY $263

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.