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Whole-Body Nuclear Scan Over Two or More Days

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 78804

A nuclear medicine scan in which a radioactive tracer is injected and the whole body is imaged, with pictures taken across two or more days rather than in one session. The extra time lets the tracer clear from normal tissue so abnormal collections stand out. It is used to search the whole body for a tumor or a hidden site of infection.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Whole-Body Nuclear Scan Over Two or More Days cost?

$603

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $603 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $550 to $871.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,631 · 10th to 90th $589 to $6,761Professionalmedian $603 · 10th to 90th $52 to $1,950
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $3,631professional $603

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$588.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,445.44
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$660.69
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$6,760.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,754.23
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,412.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,187.76

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 4.4 times more in Alaska than in Kentucky. 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.

Washington, DC· 43rd of 51

$603

AK $1,950KY $447

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.