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3D Nuclear Scan For Tumor Or Infection

North Carolina 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?

$427

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $427 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $398 to $631.

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 $427 · 10th to 90th $398 to $891
$500$1K$2Kprofessional $427

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
$61.66
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$234.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$741.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$194.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$630.96
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$112.20
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$204.17
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,148.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,348.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$199.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,148.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,258.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$194.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,047.13
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$426.58
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$3,548.13
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$537.03
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$3,019.95

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 46th of 51

$427

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.