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3D Nuclear Scan For Tumor Or Infection

Iowa 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?

$832

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $832 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $447 to $2,188.

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 $832 · 10th to 90th $389 to $3,236
$500$1K$2Kprofessional $832

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
$60.26
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$3,235.94
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$407.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$2,818.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$208.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,288.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$194.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,096.48
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$2,344.23
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$309.03
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$2,089.30
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$302.00
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,737.80
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$251.19
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$1,479.11
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,862.09
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$281.84
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,584.89
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$208.93
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,148.15
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$169.82
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$977.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,122.02
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$169.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$1,000.00
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$831.76
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$128.82
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$707.95

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 5th of 51

$832

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.