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Nuclear Kidney Scan With A Medicine Given During It

Illinois 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?

$195

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $195 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $151 to $263.

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 $195 · 10th to 90th $87 to $389
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0Kprofessional $195

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
$81.28
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$309.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$190.55
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$77.62
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$389.05
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$371.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$123.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$251.19
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$977.24
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$380.19
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$575.44
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$229.09
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$72.44
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$158.49
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$363.08
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$123.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$239.88

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois $195 · 34th 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.