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

Minnesota 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?

$692

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $692 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $525 to $933.

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 $692 · 10th to 90th $372 to $1,230
$500$1K$2Kprofessional $692

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
$51.29
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$1,905.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$416.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$467.74
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$42.66
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,230.27
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$177.83
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,047.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$489.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,047.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$151.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$891.25
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$389.05
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$812.83
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$114.82
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$707.95
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,445.44
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$380.19
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$2,041.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,174.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$177.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,023.29

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 5th of 51

$692

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.