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Nuclear Kidney Scan With A Medicine Given During It

Virginia 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?

$209

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $209 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $162 to $282.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $209 · 10th to 90th $151 to $363
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kprofessional $209

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
$48.98
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$354.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$316.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$208.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$288.40
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$323.59
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$102.33
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$223.87
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$851.14
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$89.13
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$213.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$407.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$123.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$295.12
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$245.47
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$74.13
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$169.82
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$407.38
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$109.65
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$281.84
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$660.69
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$128.82
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$269.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$407.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$125.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$288.40

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia $209 · 23rd 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.