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Nuclear Scan To Locate A Tumor Or Infection

Rhode Island rates for HCPCS 78800

In this nuclear medicine scan, a small amount of a radioactive tracer is given to the patient, and a special camera then creates images showing where the tracer has concentrated in the body. This pattern can help locate a tumor, an area of infection, or inflammation that might not be visible on other types of imaging. The scan is often used when the source of symptoms has not been found by other means.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Nuclear Scan To Locate A Tumor Or Infection cost?

$339

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $339 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $275 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$275$186 to $363
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$794$676 to $933

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $794 · 10th to 90th $617 to $1,122Professionalmedian $275 · 10th to 90th $186 to $468
$200$500$1Kfacility $794professional $275

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
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$223.87
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$954.99
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$371.54
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$63.10
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,698.24
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$549.54
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
$154.88
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$467.74

Where Rhode Island sits

The same service costs 5.2 times more in Alaska than in Kentucky. 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

$339

AK $933KY $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.