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Three-Phase Bone Scan

North Carolina 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 $65 · 10th–90th $43$850%20%40%10th90th$65Professionalmedian $240 · 10th–90th $43$6030%5%10%10th90th$240$10.0$50.0$200.0$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
$42.66
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$794.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$676.08
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$89.13
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$134.90
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$645.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$891.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$138.04
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$776.25
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$371.54
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$89.13
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$295.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$912.01
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$134.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$758.58
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$295.12
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,630.27
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$380.19
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,238.72