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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 October 2026.

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

$245

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $245 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $204 to $288.

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

Facilitymedian $501 · 10th to 90th $224 to $851Professionalmedian $240 · 10th to 90th $178 to $380
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $501professional $240

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
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$316.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$213.80
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$851.14
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$295.12
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$97.72
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$204.17
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$851.14
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$398.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$112.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$302.00
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$288.40
Health New England
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$87.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$524.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$162.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$371.54
3 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$40.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$162.18

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut· 23rd of 51

$245

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.