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Nuclear Brain Scan, Complete Study

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 78605

A small amount of radioactive tracer is given by vein and a special camera records where it collects in the brain. This is the complete study, with pictures taken from several angles rather than a brief limited look. The images highlight areas where the normal barrier between blood and brain tissue has broken down.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Nuclear Brain Scan, Complete Study cost?

$182

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $182 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $182 from a physician practice, and about $182 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$182$182 to $269
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$182$182 to $1,738

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $182 · 10th to 90th $182 to $2,754Professionalmedian $182 · 10th to 90th $182 to $589
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $182professional $182

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$181.97
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$870.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$1,737.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$933.25
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$446.68
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$3,235.94
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$691.83

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 4.8 times more in Wyoming than in Florida. 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.

Washington, DC· 44th of 51

$182

WY $724FL $151

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.