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Whole-Body Nuclear Scan Over Two or More Days

Rhode Island 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?

$891

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $891 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $692 from a physician practice, and about $2,754 from a hospital or other facility.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$692$589 to $933
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,754$2,138 to $3,236

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,754 · 10th to 90th $1,950 to $3,467Professionalmedian $692 · 10th to 90th $501 to $1,175
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,754professional $692

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
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$645.65
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$3,467.37
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,122.02
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$100.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$5,754.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,412.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,202.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,174.90

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 16th of 51

$891

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.