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3-D Nuclear Scan To Locate A Tumor Or Infection Site

Alabama rates for HCPCS 78803

A nuclear medicine imaging study that uses a radioactive tracer, one that tends to build up in tumors, inflamed tissue, or infected areas, combined with a specialized camera that creates cross-sectional, three-dimensional images of a single body region. It is used to pinpoint the location of an abnormal area found by other tests or exams.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does 3-D Nuclear Scan To Locate A Tumor Or Infection Site cost?

$427

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $427 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $331 to $427.

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

Professionalmedian $427 · 10th to 90th $316 to $501
$500$1Kprofessional $427

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$67.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$426.58
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$67.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$354.81
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$309.03
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$426.58
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$61.66
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$363.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$1,096.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$177.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$933.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$501.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$75.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$426.58

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 3.5 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.

Alabama· 18th of 51

$427

AK $1,023FL $288

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.