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Nuclear Kidney Scan With A Medicine Given During It

Maine 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 October 2026.

How much does Nuclear Kidney Scan With A Medicine Given During It cost?

$229

Typical negotiated rate. In Maine, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $229 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $229 from a physician practice, and about $513 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$229$204 to $282
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$513$204 to $776

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $513 · 10th to 90th $204 to $1,202Professionalmedian $229 · 10th to 90th $182 to $331
$200$500$1Kfacility $513professional $229

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$204.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$239.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$169.82
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,202.26
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$331.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$104.71
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$229.09
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$776.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$398.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$125.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$275.42
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$354.81
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$112.20
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$245.47
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$208.93
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$295.12
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$85.11
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$208.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$354.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$112.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$245.47

Where Maine sits

The same service costs 4.4 times more in Alaska than in Florida. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Maine· 28th of 51

$229

AK $631FL $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.