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Brain Nuclear Scan, Limited Views

Nevada rates for HCPCS 78600

A nuclear scan of the brain in which a tracer is injected into a vein and a limited set of still pictures of the head is taken once it has distributed. It shows areas where the tracer gathers abnormally. It does not include the rapid sequence of images that captures the tracer arriving through the blood vessels.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Brain Nuclear Scan, Limited Views cost?

$195

Typical negotiated rate. In Nevada, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $195 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $195 from a physician practice, and about $219 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$195$166 to $251
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$219$178 to $219

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $219 · 10th to 90th $138 to $1,072Professionalmedian $195 · 10th to 90th $148 to $331
$1$10$100$1Kfacility $219professional $195

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
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$194.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$194.98
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$218.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$398.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$47.86
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$354.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$2,344.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$331.13
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.00
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$281.84
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$251.19
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$302.00

Where Nevada sits

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

Nevada· 37th of 51

$195

AK $676TX $145

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.