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Nuclear Kidney Scan With A Medicine Given During It

Kentucky 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?

$178

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $178 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $158 to $219.

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 $178 · 10th to 90th $145 to $339
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0Kprofessional $178

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
$53.70
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$257.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$194.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$199.53
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$61.66
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$338.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$95.50
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$245.47
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$85.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$91.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$1,023.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$288.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$575.44
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$173.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$295.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$89.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$194.98

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky $178 · 39th 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.