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Nuclear Scan of Brain Fluid Flow

Nevada 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?

$347

Typical negotiated rate. In Nevada, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $347 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $324 from a physician practice, and about $389 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$324$302 to $468
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$389$309 to $389

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $389 · 10th to 90th $245 to $1,445Professionalmedian $324 · 10th to 90th $263 to $603
$10$100$1Kfacility $389professional $324

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
$323.59
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$354.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$354.81
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$389.05
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$741.31
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$70.79
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$660.69
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$3,019.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$602.56
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.70
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$501.19
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$436.52
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$549.54

Where Nevada 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.

Nevada· 39th of 51

$347

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.