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

Connecticut 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?

$479

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $479 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $389 to $851.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $479 · 10th to 90th $229 to $1,660
$500$1K$2Kprofessional $479

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
$61.66
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$234.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$1,737.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$1,047.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$758.58
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$117.49
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$645.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$912.01
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$114.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$794.33
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$478.63
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$66.07
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$416.87
Health New England
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$79.43
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$1,023.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$144.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$954.99

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut· 14th of 51

$479

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.