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Nuclear Scan of a Brain Fluid Shunt

Minnesota 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 $85 · 10th to 90th $26 to $200
$20$50$100$200facility $85

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
$26.30
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$26.30
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$22.39
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$257.04
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$199.53