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

Missouri 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?

$398

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $398 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $339 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $398 · 10th to 90th $309 to $1,905
$500$1K$2Kprofessional $398

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
$47.86
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$1,995.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$870.96
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$75.86
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$630.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$107.15
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$537.03
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$549.54
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$83.18
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$467.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$645.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$109.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$575.44
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$234.42
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$2,344.23
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$380.19
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$2,041.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$758.58
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$107.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$645.65

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 28th of 51

$398

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.