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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 July 2026.

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

$191

Typical negotiated rate. In Vermont, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $191 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $191 to $234.

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.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $191 · 10th to 90th $191 to $372
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0Kprofessional $191

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$199.53
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$138.04
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$354.81
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$741.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$549.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$173.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$275.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$794.33
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$144.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$331.13

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont $191 · 36th 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.