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Nuclear Scan of Brain Fluid Flow

New Hampshire 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?

$490

Typical negotiated rate. In New Hampshire, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $490 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $417 to $851.

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 $1,862 · 10th to 90th $1,318 to $2,692Professionalmedian $457 · 10th to 90th $295 to $1,202
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,862professional $457

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
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$1,174.90
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$1,862.09
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$851.14
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$87.10
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$758.58
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,311.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,023.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$93.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$933.25
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,445.44
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$109.65
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$954.99
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$933.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$85.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$851.14

Where New Hampshire 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.

New Hampshire· 14th of 51

$490

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.