go back

Kidney Function Test With a Tracer

Connecticut 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?

$141

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $141 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $120 to $174.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $251 · 10th to 90th $141 to $501Professionalmedian $135 · 10th to 90th $102 to $234
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $251professional $135

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
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$20.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$104.71
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$338.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$181.97
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$30.20
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$151.36
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$602.56
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$251.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$35.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$213.80
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$141.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$346.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$51.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$295.12
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
$61.66
Typical High
$61.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$24.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$97.72

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut· 20th of 51

$141

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.