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3D Nuclear Scan For Tumor Or Infection

South 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?

$398

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $398 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $363 to $447.

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 $398 · 10th to 90th $363 to $575
$50$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
$57.54
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$537.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$239.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$446.68
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$331.13
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$117.49
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$616.60
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$186.21
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$478.63
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$977.24
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$147.91
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$831.76
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$870.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$134.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$741.31

Where South 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.

South Carolina· 49th 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.