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3D Nuclear Scan For Tumor Or Infection

Minnesota 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?

$871

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $871 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $661 to $1,175.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $871 · 10th to 90th $501 to $1,514
$500$1K$2Kprofessional $871

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
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$1,995.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$323.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$776.25
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$56.23
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,513.56
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$239.88
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,288.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$660.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,318.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$199.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,122.02
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$524.81
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,023.29
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$154.88
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$870.96
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,819.70
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$426.58
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,548.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,479.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$239.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,318.26

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 4th of 51

$871

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.