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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 July 2026.

Facilitymedian $195 · 10th–90th $42$3800%20%10th90th$195Professionalmedian $269 · 10th–90th $42$7590%20%10th90th$269$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Facility and professional rates are different services and are charted separately. Need provider-level prices? Contact us.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$380.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$316.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$41.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$269.15
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,513.56
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$50.12
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$295.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$1,621.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$208.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$1,412.54
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$758.58
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$104.71
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$645.65
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$1,174.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$162.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$1,000.00