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Nuclear Kidney Scan With A Medicine Given During It

Iowa 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?

$457

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $457 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $170 to $933.

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 $457 · 10th to 90th $151 to $955
$200.0$500.0$1.0Kprofessional $457

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
$50.12
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$354.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,258.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$346.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$912.01
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$186.21
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$524.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$162.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$363.08
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$776.25
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$204.17
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$575.44
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$257.04
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$812.83
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$537.03
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$1,258.93
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$831.76
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$218.78
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$616.60
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$186.21
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$446.68
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$141.25
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$302.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$426.58
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$144.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$281.84
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$346.74
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$107.15
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$234.42

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa $457 · 3rd 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.