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Kidney Nuclear Scan, Structure

Alaska rates for HCPCS 78700

A nuclear medicine scan of the kidneys. A small amount of radioactive tracer is given into a vein and a camera records pictures showing the position, size and shape of each kidney. It looks at how the kidneys are built rather than measuring blood flow through them or how well they are filtering.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Kidney Nuclear Scan, Structure cost?

$603

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $603 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $646 from a physician practice, and about $457 from a hospital or other facility.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$646$417 to $646
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$457$457 to $631

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $457 · 10th to 90th $437 to $661Professionalmedian $646 · 10th to 90th $234 to $646
$200$500$1Kfacility $457professional $646

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
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$457.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$457.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$501.19
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$660.69
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$954.99
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$645.65
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$630.96
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$501.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$1,000.00

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 4.4 times more in Alaska than in Florida. 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.

Alaska· 1st of 51

$603

AK $603FL $138

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.