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Nuclear Scan of Brain Fluid Flow

Vermont 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?

$437

Typical negotiated rate. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $437 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $389 to $676.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,778 · 10th to 90th $1,622 to $7,244Professionalmedian $437 · 10th to 90th $355 to $1,122
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,778professional $437

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
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$354.81
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$7,244.36
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$1,348.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$1,621.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$1,122.02
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$1,412.54

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont· 18th of 51

$437

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.