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Nuclear Scan of Brain Fluid Flow

Kentucky 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?

$275

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $275 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $275 from a physician practice, and about $263 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$275$245 to $347
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$263$245 to $372

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $263 · 10th to 90th $47 to $631Professionalmedian $275 · 10th to 90th $229 to $490
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $263professional $275

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
$245.47
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$269.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$380.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$40.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$338.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$426.58
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$51.29
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$354.81
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$371.54
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$48.98
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$1,071.52
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$63.10
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$407.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,412.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$158.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,258.93
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$457.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$50.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$407.38
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$75.86

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 51st of 51

$275

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.