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Nuclear Kidney Scan With A Medicine Given During It

Alabama 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?

$224

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $224 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $162 to $224.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $224 · 10th to 90th $151 to $269
$200.0$500.0$1.0Kprofessional $224

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
$51.29
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$223.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$147.91
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$70.79
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$316.23
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$141.25
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$173.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$575.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$199.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$371.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$263.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$87.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$190.55

Where Alabama 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.

Alabama $224 · 15th 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.