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3D Nuclear Scan For Tumor Or Infection

Utah 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?

$525

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $525 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $339 to $646.

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 $525 · 10th to 90th $98 to $933
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kprofessional $525

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
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$524.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$446.68
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,230.27
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$190.55
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,047.13
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$1,778.28
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$2,398.83
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,023.29
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$154.88
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$870.96
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$104.71
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$676.08
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$109.65
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$575.44
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$812.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$831.76
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$120.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$724.44

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 28th of 51

$525

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.