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Other Nuclear Scan Of Blood And Lymph System

Kentucky 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?

$75,858

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $75,858 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $72,444 from a physician practice, and about $79,433 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 5 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$72,444$44.67 to $85,114
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$79,433$1,318 to $87,096

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $79,433 · 10th to 90th $537 to $114,815Professionalmedian $72,444 · 10th to 90th $0 to $87,096
$0.1$1.0$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0Kfacility $79,433professional $72,444

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
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.02
Median
$0.02
Typical High
$0.02
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72,443.60
Median
$85,113.80
Typical High
$114,815.36
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60,255.96
Median
$79,432.82
Typical High
$97,723.72
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$3,019.95
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$44.67
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$302.00

Where Kentucky sits

The same service costs 1778.3 times more in Kentucky than in Nevada. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Kentucky $75,858 · 1st of 46
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.