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Nuclear Medicine Study For Urine Backflow

Rhode Island rates for HCPCS 78740

This is a nuclear medicine imaging study that checks whether urine is flowing backward from the bladder up toward the kidneys, a condition called reflux. A small amount of radioactive tracer is placed in the bladder, and a special camera tracks its movement to see if any flows in the wrong direction. It's often used in children with recurrent urinary tract infections to check for this underlying cause.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Nuclear Medicine Study For Urine Backflow cost?

$316

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $316 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $251 from a physician practice, and about $813 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$251$224 to $324
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$813$741 to $955

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $813 · 10th to 90th $676 to $1,202Professionalmedian $251 · 10th to 90th $170 to $427
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $813professional $251

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
$223.87
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$281.84
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,202.26
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$426.58
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$53.70
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,698.24
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$467.74
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
$107.15
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$389.05

Where Rhode Island sits

The same service costs 4.8 times more in Alaska than in Indiana. 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· 19th of 51

$316

AK $851IN $178

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.