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3D Nuclear Scan For Tumor Or Infection

Virginia 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 Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $525 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $437 to $692.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $525 · 10th to 90th $398 to $1,230
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kprofessional $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
$64.57
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$269.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$1,698.24
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$575.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$851.14
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$128.82
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$724.44
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,230.27
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$107.15
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$630.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,000.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$147.91
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$870.96
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$616.60
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$89.13
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$512.86
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$741.31
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,584.89
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$162.18
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$954.99
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,071.52
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$151.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$912.01

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 29th 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.