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

Colorado 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?

$363

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $363 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $316 to $457.

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.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $363 · 10th to 90th $282 to $646
$200$500$1Kprofessional $363

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
$51.29
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$407.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$398.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$758.58
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$100.00
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$645.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$831.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$120.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$691.83
Denver HMP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$660.69
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$2,951.21
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$446.68
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$2,511.89
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$104.71
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$489.78
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$66.07
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$426.58
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,122.02
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$147.91
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$977.24

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 36th of 51

$363

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.