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Nuclear Scan of Brain Fluid Flow

South Dakota 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?

$575

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $575 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $427 to $708.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $468 · 10th to 90th $331 to $537Professionalmedian $589 · 10th to 90th $302 to $891
$500$1Kfacility $468professional $589

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$346.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$309.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$912.01
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$93.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$812.83
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$537.03
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$758.58
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$70.79
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$676.08
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$758.58
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$602.56
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$60.26
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$537.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$707.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$67.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$645.65
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$588.84

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota· 9th of 51

$575

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.