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Nuclear Kidney Scan With A Medicine Given During It

Connecticut 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?

$269

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $269 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $195 to $589.

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 $269 · 10th to 90th $117 to $871
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0Kprofessional $269

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
$70.79
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$263.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$933.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$199.53
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$426.58
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$398.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$131.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$269.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$457.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$128.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$316.23
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$288.40
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$74.13
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$169.82
Health New England
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$87.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$501.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$162.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$371.54

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut $269 · 12th 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.