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Nuclear Kidney Scan With A Medicine Given During It

Arkansas 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 October 2026.

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

$269

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $269 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $214 from a physician practice, and about $457 from a hospital or other facility.

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$214$182 to $269
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$457$457 to $617

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $457 · 10th to 90th $240 to $617Professionalmedian $214 · 10th to 90th $162 to $309
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $457professional $214

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$309.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$213.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$141.25
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$95.50
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$616.60
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$269.15
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$95.50
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$177.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$933.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$331.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$112.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$218.78
Qualchoice
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$117.49
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,621.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$323.59
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$109.65
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$218.78

Where Arkansas 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.

Arkansas· 17th of 51

$269

AK $631FL $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.