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

Tennessee 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?

$331

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $331 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $309 to $427.

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 $331 · 10th to 90th $295 to $692
$500$1K$2Kprofessional $331

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
$42.66
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$281.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$537.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$467.74
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$295.12
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$100.00
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$602.56
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$128.82
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$812.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$741.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$114.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$630.96
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$316.23
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$2,884.03
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$398.11
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$758.58
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$109.65
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$630.96

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 46th of 51

$331

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.