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

South Dakota 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?

$562

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $562 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $372 to $741.

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 $562 · 10th to 90th $316 to $1,023
$500$1Kprofessional $562

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
$52.48
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$398.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$1,584.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$512.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,023.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$144.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$870.96
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$776.25
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$144.54
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$870.96
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$776.25
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$120.23
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$645.65
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$660.69
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$95.50
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$562.34
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$954.99
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$134.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$831.76
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$676.08
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$100.00
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$575.44

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota· 11th of 51

$562

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.