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Nuclear Scan of Brain Fluid Flow

Rhode Island 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 Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $490 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $363 from a physician practice, and about $1,047 from a hospital or other facility.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$363$339 to $501
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,047$955 to $1,230

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,047 · 10th to 90th $933 to $1,660Professionalmedian $363 · 10th to 90th $257 to $661
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,047professional $363

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
$338.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$346.74
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,659.59
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$660.69
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$64.57
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,187.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$724.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,202.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$602.56

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 13th 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.