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Liver Nuclear Scan, Cross-Sectional Images

Pennsylvania 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 July 2026.

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

$234

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $234 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $234 to $316.

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 $347 · 10th to 90th $347 to $380Professionalmedian $234 · 10th to 90th $195 to $389
$200$500facility $347professional $234

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
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$660.69
Geisinger
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$380.19
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$331.13
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$354.81

Where Pennsylvania sits

The same service costs 47.9 times more in Massachusetts 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.

Pennsylvania· 24th of 33

$234

MA $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.