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Liver Nuclear Scan, Cross-Sectional Images

California rates for HCPCS 78205

A scan of the liver using a small amount of radioactive tracer given into a vein, with the camera moving around the body so the pictures can be reconstructed as slices. The slices show how different parts of the liver take up the tracer, which can separate normal tissue from an abnormal area.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Liver Nuclear Scan, Cross-Sectional Images cost?

$1,445

Typical negotiated rate. In California, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,445 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,445 to $1,445.

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

Professionalmedian $1,445 · 10th to 90th $1,445 to $1,445
professional $1,445

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$436.52
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$1,737.80
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,445.44
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$165.96
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$724.44

Where California sits

The same service costs 47.9 times more in California than in South Carolina. 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.

California· 1st of 36

$1,445

CA $1,445SC $30.20

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.