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

Massachusetts 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?

$407

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $407 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $355 to $759.

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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $407 · 10th to 90th $282 to $1,023
$100$200$500$1K$2Kprofessional $407

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
$38.02
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$199.53
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$1,288.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$1,096.48
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$316.23
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$1,737.80
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$398.11
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$2,041.74
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$489.78
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$128.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,174.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$151.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,023.29
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$602.56
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$954.99
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$128.82
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$758.58
Health New England
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$407.38
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$316.23
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$1,737.80
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$398.11
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$2,041.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,318.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$154.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$891.25

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts· 25th of 51

$407

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.