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Kidney Function Test With a Tracer

Montana 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?

$151

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $151 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $151 from a physician practice, and about $174 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$151$107 to $178
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$174$151 to $191

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $174 · 10th to 90th $141 to $219Professionalmedian $151 · 10th to 90th $95 to $182
$100$200$500facility $174professional $151

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
$123.03
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$151.36
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$151.36
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$275.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$295.12
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$199.53
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$181.97
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$275.42
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$177.83
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$28.18
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$151.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$194.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$32.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$165.96

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 18th of 51

$151

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.