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

Louisiana 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 Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $427 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $407 to $447.

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 $427 · 10th to 90th $316 to $513
$500professional $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
$58.88
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$501.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$467.74
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$56.23
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$478.63
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$85.11
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$398.11
Christus
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$48.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$741.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$107.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$630.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$512.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$77.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$436.52

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 16th 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.