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3D Nuclear Scan For Tumor Or Infection

South Dakota 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?

$708

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $708 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $468 to $1,023.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $708 · 10th to 90th $389 to $1,288
$500$1Kprofessional $708

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
$72.44
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$549.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$213.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$478.63
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,288.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$194.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,096.48
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,412.54
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$199.53
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,230.27
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$1,659.59
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$251.19
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,412.54
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$912.01
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$691.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,202.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$181.97
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,023.29
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$851.14
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$131.83
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$724.44

Where South Dakota 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 Dakota· 11th of 51

$708

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.