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Nuclear Scan for Inflammation, Limited Area

California rates for HCPCS 78805

An imaging test in which a small amount of radioactive tracer is given and pictures show where it collects, to find an area of inflammation. This version images a single limited body area.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Nuclear Scan for Inflammation, Limited Area cost?

$851

Typical negotiated rate. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $851 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $851 to $3,631.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,631 · 10th to 90th $3,631 to $3,631Professionalmedian $851 · 10th to 90th $851 to $851
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $3,631professional $851

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
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$380.19
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$1,698.24
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$3,630.78
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$851.14

Where California sits

The same service costs 28.2 times more in North Carolina than in South Carolina. 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.

California· 9th of 33

$851

NC $851SC $30.20

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.