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Nuclear Kidney Scan With A Medicine Given During It

Louisiana 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?

$204

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $204 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $195 to $214.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $204 · 10th to 90th $162 to $347
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0Kprofessional $204

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
$66.07
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$398.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$208.93
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$61.66
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$251.19
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$93.33
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$158.49
Christus
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$53.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$371.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$120.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$251.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$275.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$89.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$190.55

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana $204 · 25th 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.