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Nuclear Kidney Scan With A Medicine Given During It

Montana 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?

$200

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $200 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $182 to $302.

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 $200 · 10th to 90th $162 to $1,000
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0Kprofessional $200

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$1,000.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$295.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$691.83
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$275.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$107.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$537.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$165.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$371.54
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$1,148.15
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$107.15
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$354.81
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$114.82
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$239.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$309.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$102.33
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$208.93

Where Montana 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.

Montana $200 · 28th 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.