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Brain Nuclear Scan, Limited Views

Rhode Island 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?

$263

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $263 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $200 from a physician practice, and about $794 from a hospital or other facility.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$200$182 to $269
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$794$617 to $933

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $794 · 10th to 90th $575 to $955Professionalmedian $200 · 10th to 90th $141 to $363
$200$500$1Kfacility $794professional $200

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
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$190.55
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$954.99
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$363.08
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$40.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,698.24
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$389.05
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$891.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$331.13

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 18th of 51

$263

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.