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Other Nuclear Scan Of Blood And Lymph System

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 78199

Covers a nuclear medicine study of the blood-forming and lymphatic system — organs such as the spleen, the bone marrow, and the lymph channels and nodes — that has no standard named study of its own. A small amount of radioactive tracer is given and a special camera follows where it travels in the body.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Other Nuclear Scan Of Blood And Lymph System cost?

$1,047

Typical facility fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,047 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $479 to $2,239.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,138 · 10th to 90th $1,738 to $2,630Professionalmedian $513 · 10th to 90th $389 to $2,630
$500$1K$2Kfacility $2,138professional $513

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$2,630.27
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$2,630.27
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,344.23

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 1778.3 times more in Kentucky than in Nevada. 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.

Washington, DC· 12th of 46

$1,047

KY $75,858NV $42.66

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.