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Nuclear Kidney Scan With A Medicine Given During It

Washington, DC 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?

$166

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $166 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $166 to $257.

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 $166 · 10th to 90th $166 to $759
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0Kprofessional $166

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
$48.98
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$446.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$117.49
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$912.01
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$57.54
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$831.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$245.47
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$588.84
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$416.87
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$123.03
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$288.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$630.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$190.55
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$446.68

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC $166 · 46th 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.