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3D Nuclear Scan For Tumor Or Infection

Montana 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?

$550

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $550 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $490 to $813.

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 $550 · 10th to 90th $468 to $2,042
$500$1K$2Kprofessional $550

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$2,041.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$263.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$1,819.70
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$691.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$128.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,348.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$199.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,148.15
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$831.76
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$128.82
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$954.99
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$141.25
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$831.76
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$851.14
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$123.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$741.31

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 19th of 51

$550

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.