go back

Kidney Scan With Blood Flow And Function Study

Rhode Island rates for HCPCS 78707

A nuclear medicine scan of the kidneys that tracks a small amount of radioactive tracer as it flows through and is processed by each kidney, providing information about blood flow and how well each kidney is functioning. It can help detect blockages, reduced function, or differences between the two kidneys.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Kidney Scan With Blood Flow And Function Study cost?

$331

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $331 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $257 from a physician practice, and about $1,023 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$257$240 to $355
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,023$813 to $1,202

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,023 · 10th to 90th $676 to $1,230Professionalmedian $257 · 10th to 90th $195 to $457
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,023professional $257

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
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$245.47
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,230.27
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$457.09
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$89.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$2,187.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$501.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,202.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$416.87

Where Rhode Island sits

The same service costs 3.8 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.

Rhode Island· 18th of 51

$331

AK $708FL $186

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.