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Nuclear Kidney Scan With A Medicine Given During It

Colorado 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?

$186

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $186 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $162 to $219.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $186 · 10th to 90th $148 to $316
$200$500professional $186

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
$57.54
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$194.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$234.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$138.04
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$363.08
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$112.20
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$251.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$416.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$138.04
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$269.15
Denver HMP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$331.13
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$977.24
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$257.04
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$724.44
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$114.82
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$239.88
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$114.82
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$162.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$512.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$165.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$338.84

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 4.8 times more in Wyoming 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.

Colorado· 37th of 51

$186

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.