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Kidney Function Test With a Tracer

Rhode Island 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?

$158

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $158 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $117 from a physician practice, and about $794 from a hospital or other facility.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$117$102 to $170
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$794$457 to $891

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $794 · 10th to 90th $437 to $955Professionalmedian $117 · 10th to 90th $87 to $214
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $794professional $117

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
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$112.20
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$933.25
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$213.80
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$34.67
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,698.24
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$229.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$891.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$194.98

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 16th of 51

$158

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.