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Nuclear Kidney Scan With A Medicine Given During It

Minnesota 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?

$355

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $355 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $269 to $479.

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 $355 · 10th to 90th $182 to $631
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0Kprofessional $355

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
$57.54
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$954.99
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$309.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$229.09
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$46.77
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$630.96
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$199.53
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$436.52
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$549.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$537.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$169.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$371.54
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$436.52
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$416.87
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$128.82
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$288.40
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$645.65
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$407.38
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$1,258.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$588.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$194.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$407.38

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota $355 · 5th 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.