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Nuclear Kidney Scan With A Medicine Given During It

New Jersey 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?

$178

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $178 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $162 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $178 · 10th to 90th $141 to $427
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0Kprofessional $178

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
$48.98
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$346.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$524.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$302.00
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$61.66
AmeriHealth
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$173.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$407.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$120.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$295.12
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$245.47
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$74.13
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$169.82
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$331.13
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$104.71
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$229.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$380.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$117.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$263.03

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey $178 · 40th 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.