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Nuclear Scan To Locate A Tumor Or Inflammation

Connecticut 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?

$1,288

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,288 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $912 to $1,698.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,905 · 10th to 90th $1,259 to $3,020Professionalmedian $1,230 · 10th to 90th $676 to $2,042
$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,905professional $1,230

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$812.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$724.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,818.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,041.74
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$251.19
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,778.28
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,311.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,819.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$169.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,621.81
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,000.00
Health New England
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$131.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$2,041.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$245.47
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,778.28

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut· 7th of 51

$1,288

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.