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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 October 2026.

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

$200

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $200 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $166 to $417.

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

Facilitymedian $479 · 10th to 90th $166 to $1,514Professionalmedian $200 · 10th to 90th $59 to $631
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $479professional $200

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$478.63
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$512.86
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$281.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,548.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$831.76
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$416.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$630.96

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC· 43rd of 51

$200

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.