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3D Nuclear Scan For Tumor Or Infection

Louisiana 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?

$537

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $537 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $525 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $537 · 10th to 90th $447 to $741
$500$1Kprofessional $537

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
$79.43
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$741.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$691.83
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$602.56
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$112.20
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$489.78
Christus
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$64.57
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$1,023.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$147.91
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$870.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$794.33
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$107.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$588.84

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 25th of 51

$537

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.