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Nuclear Kidney Scan With A Medicine Given During It

Massachusetts 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?

$209

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $209 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $178 to $380.

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.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $209 · 10th to 90th $141 to $513
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0Kprofessional $209

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
$43.65
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$218.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$691.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$199.53
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$489.78
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$354.81
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$870.96
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$537.03
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$1,258.93
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$194.98
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$154.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$575.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$165.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$407.38
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$288.40
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$478.63
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$141.25
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$316.23
Health New England
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$134.90
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$354.81
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$870.96
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$537.03
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$1,258.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$776.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$169.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$354.81

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts $209 · 22nd 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.