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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 July 2026.

How much does Nuclear Kidney Scan With A Medicine Given During It cost?

$288

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $288 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $182 to $380.

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 $288 · 10th to 90th $158 to $525
$200.0$500.0$1.0Kprofessional $288

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
$58.88
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$208.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$204.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$147.91
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$524.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$162.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$363.08
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$398.11
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$165.96
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$346.74
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$398.11
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$138.04
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$263.03
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$338.84
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$107.15
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$234.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$489.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$151.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$338.84
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$346.74
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$109.65
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$239.88

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota $288 · 11th 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.