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Nuclear Kidney Scan With A Medicine Given During It

Nevada 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?

$219

Typical negotiated rate. In Nevada, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $219 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $209 from a physician practice, and about $224 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$209$166 to $275
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$224$182 to $224

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $224 · 10th to 90th $141 to $1,445Professionalmedian $209 · 10th to 90th $155 to $339
$10$100$1Kfacility $224professional $209

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$1,380.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$251.19
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$263.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$223.87
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$380.19
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$125.89
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$257.04
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$3,019.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$346.74
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.82
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$295.12
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$257.04
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$331.13

Where Nevada 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.

Nevada· 33rd of 51

$219

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.