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Nuclear Scan of Brain Fluid Flow

New Mexico 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?

$380

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $380 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $295 from a physician practice, and about $2,951 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$295$219 to $457
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,951$871 to $3,802

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,951 · 10th to 90th $389 to $4,677Professionalmedian $295 · 10th to 90th $32 to $617
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,951professional $295

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
$239.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$239.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$380.19
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$4,786.30
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$295.12
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$676.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$676.08
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$288.40
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$676.08
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$676.08
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$2,344.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$575.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$57.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$524.81

Where New Mexico 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 Mexico· 30th of 51

$380

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.