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

Washington, DC 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?

$389

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $389 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $347 to $724.

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 $389 · 10th to 90th $347 to $933
$500$1Kprofessional $389

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
$43.65
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$398.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$724.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$302.00
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,621.81
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$53.70
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$331.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,778.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$218.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$1,584.89
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$831.76
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$109.65
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$724.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,288.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$169.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$1,122.02

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC· 30th of 51

$389

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.