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Nuclear Scan To Locate A Tumor Or Infection

Utah rates for HCPCS 78802

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 gathered in the body. This pattern can help locate a tumor, an area of infection, or inflammation that might not show up on other types of imaging. It is often used when the source of symptoms has not been identified by other means.

Rates data updated October 2026.

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

$302

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $302 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $263 from a physician practice, and about $2,570 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$263$191 to $347
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,570$417 to $3,162

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,570 · 10th to 90th $347 to $4,266Professionalmedian $263 · 10th to 90th $60 to $501
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,570professional $263

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$346.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$346.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$5,495.41
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$575.44
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$323.59
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$4,466.84
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$660.69
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$416.87
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$524.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$501.19

Where Utah sits

The same service costs 3.7 times more in Alaska 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.

Utah· 45th of 51

$302

AK $955FL $257

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.