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Nuclear Kidney Scan With A Medicine Given During It

South 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?

$324

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $324 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $234 to $398.

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

Facilitymedian $427 · 10th to 90th $234 to $1,995Professionalmedian $324 · 10th to 90th $182 to $417
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $427professional $324

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
$1,778.28
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$1,778.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$208.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$524.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$162.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$363.08
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$2,089.30
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$398.11
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$125.89
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$257.04
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$398.11
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$338.84
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$107.15
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$234.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$363.08
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$117.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$245.47
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$346.74

Where South 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.

South Dakota· 11th of 51

$324

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.