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3D Nuclear Scan For Tumor Or Infection

Kentucky 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?

$398

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $398 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $372 to $468.

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 $398 · 10th to 90th $363 to $562
$100$200$500$1K$2Kprofessional $398

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
$64.57
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$501.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$436.52
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$63.10
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$512.86
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$77.62
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$436.52
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$102.33
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$109.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$2,041.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$316.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,698.24
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$416.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$707.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$112.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$602.56

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 48th of 51

$398

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.