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Nuclear Scan of a Brain Fluid Shunt

Iowa rates for HCPCS 78645

A scan that checks whether a shunt, the tube implanted to drain excess fluid away from the brain, is working. A small amount of radioactive tracer is injected into the shunt's reservoir under the scalp and a camera follows it to see whether it travels freely along the tube to where it drains. Slow or absent movement points to a blockage.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $44 · 10th to 90th $23 to $166Professionalmedian $55 · 10th to 90th $27 to $87
$50$100facility $44professional $55

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$165.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$87.10
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$75.86
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$120.23
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$102.33
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$87.10