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Nuclear Scan for Inflammation, Limited Area

Iowa 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?

$417

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $417 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $372 to $525.

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 $398 · 10th to 90th $324 to $3,631Professionalmedian $417 · 10th to 90th $302 to $525
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $398professional $417

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$524.81
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$467.74
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$3,630.78
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$851.14

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 15th of 33

$417

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.