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Nuclear Kidney Scan With A Medicine Given During It

Utah 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?

$195

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $195 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $151 to $229.

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 $195 · 10th to 90th $85 to $302
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0professional $195

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
$66.07
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$194.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$316.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$104.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$213.80
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$323.59
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$891.25
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$371.54
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$128.82
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$239.88
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$85.11
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$281.84
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$91.20
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$190.55
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$295.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$309.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$100.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$213.80

Where Utah 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.

Utah $195 · 30th 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.