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Other Nuclear Scan Of Blood And Lymph System

Texas 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?

$977

Typical negotiated rate. In Texas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $977 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $589 from a physician practice, and about $1,000 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 8 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$589$347 to $891
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,000$575 to $1,413

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,000 · 10th to 90th $347 to $1,698Professionalmedian $589 · 10th to 90th $32 to $2,692
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0Kfacility $1,000professional $589

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
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,041.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$2,691.53
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,621.81
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$346.74
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$588.84
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,698.24
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$870.96

Where Texas 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.

Texas $977 · 14th 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.