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3D Nuclear Scan For Tumor Or Infection

Tennessee 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 Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $427 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $398 to $537.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $427 · 10th to 90th $389 to $741
$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
$58.88
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$537.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$478.63
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$794.33
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$177.83
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,023.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,023.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$158.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$870.96
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$426.58
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$3,548.13
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$537.03
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$3,019.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$977.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$147.91
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$812.83

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 47th 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.