go back

Unlisted Nuclear Scan of the Nervous System

Nebraska rates for HCPCS 78699

Covers a nuclear medicine study of the brain, spinal cord, or the fluid spaces around them when the study performed has no standard named entry of its own. A small amount of a radioactive tracer is given, and a special camera records where in the body it collects. The performing team describes in a written report exactly what was done.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Unlisted Nuclear Scan of the Nervous System cost?

$871

Typical facility fee. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $871 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $603 to $1,122.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $871 · 10th to 90th $501 to $1,622
$500$1K$2Kfacility $871

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$2,187.76
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$676.08
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$954.99

Where Nebraska sits

The same service costs 1778.3 times more in Kentucky than in Nevada. 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.

Nebraska· 16th of 46

$871

KY $75,858NV $42.66

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.