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Nuclear Scan To Locate A Tumor Or Inflammation

Indiana 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?

$661

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $661 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $661 from a physician practice, and about $1,738 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$661$603 to $891
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,738$912 to $3,020

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,738 · 10th to 90th $603 to $4,074Professionalmedian $661 · 10th to 90th $562 to $1,148
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,738professional $661

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
$588.84
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$4,073.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$645.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$549.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$5,248.07
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,023.29
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$128.82
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$891.25
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$602.56
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,187.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,412.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$151.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,023.29
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,137.96
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,174.90
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$154.88
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,023.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,513.56
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$194.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,318.26

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana· 47th of 51

$661

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.