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Nuclear Scan of Brain Fluid Flow

Delaware 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 October 2026.

How much does Nuclear Scan of Brain Fluid Flow cost?

$309

Typical negotiated rate. In Delaware, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $309 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $295 to $417.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $372 · 10th to 90th $316 to $813Professionalmedian $309 · 10th to 90th $257 to $603
$200$500$1Kfacility $372professional $309

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$371.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$380.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$812.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$602.56
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$776.25

Where Delaware sits

The same service costs 4.4 times more in Alaska than in Kentucky. 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.

Delaware· 46th of 51

$309

AK $1,202KY $275

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.