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Nuclear Scan To Locate A Tumor Or Inflammation

Colorado rates for HCPCS 78831

A radioactive tracer that gathers at abnormal tissue is given, and a camera then rotates around the body to build cross-sectional images showing exactly where it has collected. The pictures show the location and extent of a tumor or an area of inflammation.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Nuclear Scan To Locate A Tumor Or Inflammation cost?

$1,023

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,023 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,047 from a physician practice, and about $676 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,047$813 to $1,380
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$676$537 to $1,380

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $676 · 10th to 90th $120 to $5,248Professionalmedian $1,047 · 10th to 90th $676 to $1,698
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $676professional $1,047

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,047.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$707.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$645.65
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,905.46
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$229.09
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$5,248.07
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,584.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$199.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,412.54
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$954.99
Denver HMP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,230.27
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,380.38
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$162.18
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,148.15
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,380.38
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$912.01
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,623.41
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$6,760.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,698.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$213.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,445.44

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 5.0 times more in Alaska than in Texas. 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.

Colorado· 17th of 51

$1,023

AK $2,630TX $525

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.