3D Liver Scan With Blood Flow Imaging

Nationwide rates for HCPCS 78206

This covers a specialized nuclear medicine scan of the liver that includes an initial blood-flow imaging step followed by three-dimensional imaging to build detailed cross-sectional images of the organ. It is used to evaluate the liver's blood flow along with its structure and function, such as looking for masses or abnormal areas. This more detailed version can provide more information than a standard flat liver scan.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does 3D Liver Scan With Blood Flow Imaging cost?

$708

Typical negotiated rate. Nationwide, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $708 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $603 from a physician practice, and about $1,349 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 20 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed by	Who charges it	Typical	Range
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider	A doctor's office, clinic or independent provider	$603	$501 to $776
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	A hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	$1,349	$955 to $1,778

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,349 · 10th to 90th $676 to $2,570Professionalmedian $603 · 10th to 90th $324 to $1,585

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier	Facility/Professional	Modifier	Typical Low	Median	Typical High
BCBS Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $1,479.11 Median $3,019.95 Typical High $4,570.88	Facility	Global	$1,479.11	$3,019.95	$4,570.88
Cigna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $891.25 Median $1,202.26 Typical High $3,311.31	Facility	Global	$891.25	$1,202.26	$3,311.31
Cigna Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $501.19 Median $776.25 Typical High $1,047.13	Professional	Global	$501.19	$776.25	$1,047.13

What it costs in each state

The same service costs 85.1 times more in Illinois than in South Carolina. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

IL $2,570SC $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.