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Kidney Function Test With a Tracer

Iowa 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?

$191

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $191 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $178 from a physician practice, and about $331 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$178$123 to $214
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$331$186 to $759

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $331 · 10th to 90th $123 to $1,072Professionalmedian $178 · 10th to 90th $100 to $302
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $331professional $178

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
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$123.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$338.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$288.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$48.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$245.47
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$251.19
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$52.48
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$199.53
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$1,023.29
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$1,122.02
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$338.84
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$794.33
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$288.40
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$338.84
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$316.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,258.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$208.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$36.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$173.78
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$199.53
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$33.88
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$165.96

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 9th of 51

$191

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.