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Nuclear Scan of Brain Fluid Flow

Nebraska 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?

$692

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $692 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $617 from a physician practice, and about $2,344 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$617$468 to $759
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,344$1,072 to $3,162

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,344 · 10th to 90th $676 to $4,898Professionalmedian $617 · 10th to 90th $380 to $912
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,344professional $617

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$281.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$281.84
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$6,456.54
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$60.26
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$512.86
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$1,621.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$891.25
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,659.59
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$912.01
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$338.84
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,862.09
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$758.58
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$1,621.81
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$724.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$912.01
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$933.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$97.72
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$831.76

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 4th of 51

$692

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.