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Kidney Function Test With a Tracer

North Dakota 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?

$200

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $200 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $148 to $234.

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 $112 · 10th to 90th $112 to $191Professionalmedian $204 · 10th to 90th $112 to $263
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $112professional $204

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
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$112.20
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$257.04
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$43.65
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$213.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$263.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$42.66
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$218.78
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$331.13
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$1,122.02
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$338.84
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$794.33
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$251.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$43.65
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$213.80
2 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
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$309.03
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$51.29

Where North Dakota 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 Dakota· 8th of 51

$200

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.