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

Iowa 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?

$776

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $776 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $363 to $1,660.

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 $776 · 10th to 90th $309 to $1,820
$500$1K$2Kprofessional $776

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
$44.67
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$309.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$2,630.27
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$309.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$2,290.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$165.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,023.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$144.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$870.96
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$2,344.23
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$245.47
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$2,089.30
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$234.42
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,148.15
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$380.19
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$2,041.74
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,122.02
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$199.53
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$912.01
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$165.96
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$912.01
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$125.89
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$776.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$933.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$128.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$776.25
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$676.08
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$97.72
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$575.44

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 4th of 51

$776

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.