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Nuclear Kidney Scan With A Medicine Given During It

Vermont 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?

$302

Typical negotiated rate. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $302 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $257 from a physician practice, and about $2,951 from a hospital or other facility.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$257$234 to $339
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,951$2,239 to $2,951

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,951 · 10th to 90th $2,042 to $2,951Professionalmedian $257 · 10th to 90th $191 to $550
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $2,951professional $257

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
$2,951.21
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$2,951.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$199.53
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$2,884.03
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$741.31
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,089.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$549.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$794.33

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont· 12th of 51

$302

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.