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Kidney Function Test With a Tracer

North Carolina 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?

$132

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $132 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $132 from a physician practice, and about $282 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$132$97.72 to $195
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$282$97.72 to $490

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $282 · 10th to 90th $98 to $490Professionalmedian $132 · 10th to 90th $93 to $282
$100$200$500facility $282professional $132

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$28.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$151.36
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$31.62
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$50.12
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$218.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$489.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$288.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$50.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$239.88
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$141.25
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$109.65
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$239.88
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$56.23
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$186.21
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$109.65
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$316.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$51.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$263.03
8 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
$47.86
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$48.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$19.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$77.62
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$147.91
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$58.88
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$41.69
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$41.69
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$41.69

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 26th of 51

$132

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.