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Nuclear Scan of Brain Fluid Flow

Hawaii 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?

$479

Typical negotiated rate. In Hawaii, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $479 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $447 to $589.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $479 · 10th to 90th $398 to $617
$50$100$200$500$1Kprofessional $479

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
$229.09
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$229.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$446.68
HMSA
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$575.44
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$645.65
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$588.84
University Health Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$724.44
University Health Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$74.13
University Health Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$660.69

Where Hawaii 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.

Hawaii· 15th of 51

$479

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.