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Nuclear Scan To Locate A Tumor Or Inflammation

North Carolina 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?

$575

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $575 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $575 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $575 · 10th to 90th $575 to $1,318
$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kprofessional $575

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
$75.86
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$288.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$912.01
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,949.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,862.09
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$524.81
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,365.16
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$5,370.32

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina $575 · 50th 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.