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Nuclear Kidney Scan With A Medicine Given During It

North Dakota 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?

$347

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $347 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $347 from a physician practice, and about $182 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$347$275 to $407
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$182$182 to $513

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $182 · 10th to 90th $182 to $1,349Professionalmedian $347 · 10th to 90th $182 to $457
$200$500$1Kfacility $182professional $347

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
$181.97
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$1,348.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$436.52
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$316.23
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$457.09
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$144.54
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$309.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$426.58
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$138.04
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$302.00
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$1,288.25
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$1,819.70
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$537.03
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$1,258.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$416.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$141.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$275.42
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$549.54
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$91.20

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota· 8th of 51

$347

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.