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Nuclear Scan of Brain Fluid Flow

West Virginia 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?

$363

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $363 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $282 to $741.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $589 · 10th to 90th $468 to $1,514Professionalmedian $363 · 10th to 90th $229 to $912
$200$500$1Kfacility $589professional $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
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$630.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$309.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$776.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,412.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$158.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,258.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,513.56
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$741.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$93.33
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$645.65

Where West Virginia 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.

West Virginia· 34th of 51

$363

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.