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

New Jersey 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?

$363

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $363 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $316 to $447.

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 $363 · 10th to 90th $282 to $708
$500$1K$2Kprofessional $363

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
$134.90
Typical High
$309.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$724.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$676.08
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$47.86
AmeriHealth
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$151.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$724.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$107.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$645.65
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$478.63
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$66.07
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$416.87
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$660.69
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$93.33
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$575.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$758.58
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$104.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$676.08

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey· 37th of 51

$363

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.