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3D Nuclear Scan For Tumor Or Infection

Washington, DC 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?

$437

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $437 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $437 to $741.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $437 · 10th to 90th $437 to $1,230
$500$1Kprofessional $437

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
$58.88
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$436.52
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$371.54
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,621.81
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$64.57
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$407.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$2,454.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$323.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$2,137.96
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,047.13
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$144.54
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$891.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,621.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$223.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,380.38

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC· 44th of 51

$437

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.