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Nuclear Scan of a Brain Fluid Shunt

Nevada 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.

Facilitymedian $26 · 10th–90th $26$320%50%90th$26Professionalmedian $34 · 10th–90th $0$430%10%20%10th90th$34$0.5$1.0$2.0$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Facility and professional rates are different services and are charted separately. Small sample — interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices? Contact us.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$31.62
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$0.32
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$42.66