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Kidney Function Test With a Tracer

Colorado rates for HCPCS 78725

A measurement of how well the kidneys are clearing waste, made by injecting a small amount of radioactive tracer into a vein and then measuring how quickly it disappears from blood or urine samples. No pictures of the kidneys are taken; the result is a number for kidney filtering function. It is more precise than an estimate calculated from a routine blood test.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Kidney Function Test With a Tracer cost?

$174

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $174 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $170 from a physician practice, and about $257 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$170$132 to $229
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$257$148 to $324

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $257 · 10th to 90th $105 to $794Professionalmedian $170 · 10th to 90th $102 to $282
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $257professional $170

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$26.92
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$158.49
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$524.81
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$323.59
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$48.98
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$275.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$1,621.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$234.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$38.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$194.98
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$213.80
Denver HMP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$194.98
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$229.09
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$36.31
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$190.55
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$218.78
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$154.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,089.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$257.04
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$43.65
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$208.93
3 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$25.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$100.00

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 5.5 times more in Alabama 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.

Colorado· 11th of 51

$174

AL $479FL $87.10

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.