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Nuclear Kidney Scan With A Medicine Given During It

Maryland 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?

$166

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $166 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $158 to $209.

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 $166 · 10th to 90th $155 to $316
$100.0$200.0$500.0professional $166

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
$30.90
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$316.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$213.80
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$204.17
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$61.66
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$141.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$338.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$107.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$245.47
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$371.54
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$100.00
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$257.04
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$416.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$134.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$288.40
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$281.84
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$83.18
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$199.53

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland $166 · 47th 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.