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3D Bone and Joint Scan

California rates for HCPCS 78320

This covers a nuclear medicine bone scan performed using a three-dimensional imaging technique, giving more detailed cross-sectional images of bones and joints than a standard flat bone scan. A small amount of radioactive tracer is injected, and the scanner detects where it concentrates in the bone, which can highlight areas of abnormal bone activity. This more detailed version is often used to better pinpoint the exact source of pain or an abnormal finding, such as in the spine.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does 3D Bone and Joint Scan cost?

$1,349

Typical negotiated rate. In California, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,349 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,349 to $1,349.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $1,349 · 10th to 90th $1,349 to $1,349
$500$1Kprofessional $1,349

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
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$478.63
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$1,737.80
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,348.96
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$251.19
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$724.44

Where California sits

The same service costs 44.7 times more in Texas than in Idaho. 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.

California· 2nd of 35

$1,349

TX $1,349ID $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.