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Three-Phase Bone Scan

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 78315

This nuclear medicine scan uses a small amount of a radioactive tracer injected into a vein to evaluate a bone or joint in three stages: right after injection to see blood flow, a few minutes later to see blood pooling in the tissue, and again after a delay to see how the bone itself absorbs the tracer. It helps distinguish conditions like infection, a healing fracture, or inflammation in a bone from other causes of pain or swelling.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Three-Phase Bone Scan cost?

$347

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $347 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $288 to $851.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,230 · 10th to 90th $316 to $3,388Professionalmedian $339 · 10th to 90th $55 to $1,175
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,230professional $339

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$316.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$912.01
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$389.05
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$3,388.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,479.11
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$758.58
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,174.90

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 4.7 times more in Alaska than in Kentucky. 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.

Washington, DC· 40th of 51

$347

AK $1,288KY $275

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.