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

Montana 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 Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $407 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $355 to $676.

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 $407 · 10th to 90th $355 to $1,995
$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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$1,995.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$1,949.84
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$549.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$95.50
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,071.52
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$147.91
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$912.01
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$3,090.30
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$95.50
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$707.95
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$100.00
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$602.56
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$676.08
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$91.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$588.84

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 22nd 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.