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3D Liver Scan With Blood Flow Imaging

Minnesota 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 October 2026.

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

$631

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $631 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $631 from a physician practice, and about $1,175 from a hospital or other facility.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$631$501 to $851
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,175$933 to $1,660

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,175 · 10th to 90th $741 to $2,754Professionalmedian $631 · 10th to 90th $501 to $1,288
$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,175professional $631

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
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$3,715.35
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$3,311.31
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$436.52
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$2,884.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,122.02
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$147.91
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$977.24
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$2,570.40
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$338.84
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$2,238.72
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,000.00
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$131.83
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$870.96
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$1,778.28

Where Minnesota sits

The same service costs 58.9 times more in Missouri 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.

Minnesota· 18th of 36

$631

MO $1,778SC $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.