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Nuclear Kidney Scan With A Medicine Given During It

Alaska rates for HCPCS 78708

A small amount of radioactive tracer is injected and a camera follows it through the kidneys to show their shape, their blood flow, and how well they clear fluid. In this version a medicine is also given during the study, either a water tablet or a blood-pressure drug, and the images before and after are compared to see how the kidneys respond. That response helps tell a true blockage from a roomy but unobstructed drainage system, or reveal a narrowed artery feeding a kidney.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Nuclear Kidney Scan With A Medicine Given During It cost?

$525

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $525 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $427 to $708.

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.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $525 · 10th to 90th $186 to $1,096
$200.0$500.0$1.0Kprofessional $525

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
$181.97
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$691.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$199.53
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$489.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$549.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$208.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$338.84
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$1,096.48
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$407.38
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$691.83
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$954.99
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$302.00
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$660.69
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$549.54
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$208.93
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$338.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$1,819.70
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$537.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$1,258.93

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 4.8 times more in Wyoming than in Florida. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Alaska $525 · 2nd of 51
WY $692FL $145

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.