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Nuclear Scan To Locate A Tumor Or Inflammation

Michigan 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?

$741

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $741 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $617 to $832.

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 $741 · 10th to 90th $575 to $1,023
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kprofessional $741

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
$100.00
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$776.25
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,023.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,513.56
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$204.17
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$870.96
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,230.27
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,000.00

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan $741 · 27th 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.