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

New Mexico 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 New Mexico, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $398 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $269 to $708.

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 $398 · 10th to 90th $49 to $1,995
$50$100$200$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
$63.10
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$2,238.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$288.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$1,949.84
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$407.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$758.58
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$117.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$630.96
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$281.84
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$758.58
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$117.49
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$630.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$660.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$89.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$575.44

Where New Mexico 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 Mexico· 26th 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.