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Nuclear Scan To Locate A Tumor Or Inflammation

Kentucky 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 July 2026.

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

$589

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $589 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $537 to $646.

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

Professionalmedian $589 · 10th to 90th $525 to $813
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0Kprofessional $589

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
$74.13
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$691.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$758.58
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$128.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$138.04
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$3,019.95
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$616.60
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,023.29

Where Kentucky sits

The same service costs 4.7 times more in Wyoming than in Florida. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Kentucky $589 · 47th of 51
WY $2,512FL $537

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.