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

North Carolina 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?

$355

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $355 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $316 to $525.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $355 · 10th to 90th $302 to $891
$500$1K$2Kprofessional $355

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
$44.67
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$851.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$758.58
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$91.20
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$147.91
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$758.58
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$912.01
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$147.91
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$776.25
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$489.78
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$97.72
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$380.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$933.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$141.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$776.25
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$316.23
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$2,884.03
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$398.11
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,454.71

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 39th of 51

$355

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.