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Nuclear Scan of Brain Fluid Flow

North Dakota 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?

$603

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $603 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $447 to $708.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $347 · 10th to 90th $347 to $437Professionalmedian $631 · 10th to 90th $347 to $794
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $347professional $631

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
$346.74
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$346.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$954.99
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$776.25
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$81.28
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$691.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$812.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$77.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$741.31
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$1,047.13
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$2,089.30
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$338.84
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,862.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$794.33
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$81.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$707.95
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
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$933.25
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$154.88

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota· 7th of 51

$603

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.