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3D Nuclear Scan For Tumor Or Infection

Vermont 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?

$537

Typical negotiated rate. In Vermont, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $537 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $537 to $617.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $537 · 10th to 90th $537 to $933
$500$1K$2Kprofessional $537

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$549.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$478.63
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,905.46
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,513.56
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$213.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$977.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$2,041.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$169.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,071.52

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont· 24th of 51

$537

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.