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3D Nuclear Scan For Tumor Or Infection

Alaska rates for HCPCS 78830

This nuclear medicine scan uses a radioactive tracer that concentrates in areas of tumor, infection, or inflammation, then captures three-dimensional images with a rotating camera, often combined with a CT scan for precise anatomical detail. It helps pinpoint the exact location of abnormal tissue that a standard flat image might not clearly localize.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does 3D Nuclear Scan For Tumor Or Infection cost?

$1,288

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,288 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $741 to $1,738.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $1,288 · 10th to 90th $525 to $2,344
$500$1K$2Kprofessional $1,288

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
$218.78
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$218.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,737.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$239.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,513.56
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,479.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$257.04
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,202.26
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,630.27
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$489.78
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$2,137.96
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,344.23
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$363.08
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,949.84
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,479.11
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$257.04
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,202.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$3,090.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$537.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$2,570.40

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 3.3 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.

Alaska· 1st of 51

$1,288

AK $1,288FL $389

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.