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3D Nuclear Scan For Tumor Or Infection

Colorado 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?

$457

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $457 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $457 to $589.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $457 · 10th to 90th $363 to $832
$200$500$1Kprofessional $457

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
$69.18
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$562.34
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$478.63
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$954.99
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$138.04
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$812.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,148.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$165.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$977.24
Denver HMP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$812.83
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$3,019.95
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$93.33
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$537.03
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$138.04
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$616.60
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$89.13
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$524.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,258.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$204.17
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,096.48

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 40th of 51

$457

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.