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Nuclear Kidney Scan With A Medicine Given During It

Rhode Island 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 Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $178 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $178 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $178 · 10th to 90th $162 to $275
$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
$288.40
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$354.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$194.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$123.03
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$338.84
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$112.20
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$144.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$380.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$123.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$251.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$302.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$89.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$186.21

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island $178 · 41st 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.