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Brain Blood Flow Nuclear Scan Only

Rhode Island rates for HCPCS 78610

A nuclear scan that records only the rapid arrival of a tracer through the blood vessels of the head, captured as a quick sequence of images immediately after the injection. It shows how blood reaches each side of the brain and whether flow to one area is delayed or reduced. No later still pictures of the brain are taken.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Brain Blood Flow Nuclear Scan Only cost?

$251

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $251 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $191 from a physician practice, and about $1,023 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$191$178 to $263
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,023$617 to $1,175

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,023 · 10th to 90th $575 to $1,230Professionalmedian $191 · 10th to 90th $135 to $339
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,023professional $191

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
$177.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$181.97
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,230.27
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$338.84
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$28.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$2,187.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$371.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,202.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$309.03

Where Rhode Island sits

The same service costs 4.3 times more in Alabama than in Indiana. 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· 17th of 51

$251

AL $562IN $132

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.