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Nuclear Kidney Scan With A Medicine Given During It

Idaho 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?

$363

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $363 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $295 from a physician practice, and about $1,000 from a hospital or other facility.

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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$295$200 to $363
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,000$468 to $1,445

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,000 · 10th to 90th $263 to $1,862Professionalmedian $295 · 10th to 90th $112 to $417
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $1,000professional $295

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$524.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$398.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$263.03
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,862.09
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$870.96
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$147.91
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$316.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$295.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$102.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$194.98
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$1,778.28
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$416.87
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$134.90
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$263.03
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$363.08
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$426.58
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,905.46
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$416.87
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$1,047.13
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$331.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$346.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$114.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$229.09

Where Idaho 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.

Idaho· 6th of 51

$363

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.