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

Maryland 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?

$347

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $347 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $316 to $417.

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 $347 · 10th to 90th $295 to $661
$100$200$500$1Kprofessional $347

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
$28.18
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$60.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$707.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$676.08
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$389.05
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$56.23
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$363.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$676.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$93.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$691.83
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$724.44
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$93.33
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$630.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$933.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$120.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$812.83
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$562.34
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$74.13
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$489.78

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 45th of 51

$347

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.