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

Utah 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?

$380

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $380 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $309 to $457.

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 $380 · 10th to 90th $76 to $589
$50$100$200$500$1Kprofessional $380

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
$58.88
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$380.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$316.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$630.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$93.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$537.03
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$630.96
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$2,398.83
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$724.44
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$114.82
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$602.56
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$77.62
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$537.03
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$83.18
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$457.09
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$588.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$645.65
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$89.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$549.54

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 32nd of 51

$380

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.