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Nuclear Scan of Brain Fluid Flow

Nationwide rates for HCPCS 78630

A scan that follows the movement of the fluid surrounding the brain and spinal cord. A small amount of radioactive tracer is injected into that fluid through a needle in the lower back, and images are taken over the following hours and days as it circulates upward and is absorbed. It reveals abnormal flow patterns or a leak.

Rates data updated July 2026.

Facilitymedian $58 · 10th–90th $28$2000%20%10th90th$58Professionalmedian $49 · 10th–90th $32$1620%20%40%10th90th$49$0.5$5.0$50.0$500.0$5.0K$50.0K$500.0K

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Facility and professional rates are different services and are charted separately. Need provider-level prices? Contact us.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$134.90
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$34,673.69
Median
$102,329.30
Typical High
$199,526.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$173.78