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Nuclear Scan To Locate A Tumor Or Inflammation

North Dakota 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 North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,288 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $955 to $1,445.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $724 · 10th to 90th $724 to $912Professionalmedian $1,318 · 10th to 90th $741 to $1,660
$1K$2Kfacility $724professional $1,318

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
$724.44
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$724.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$724.44
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,621.81
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$1,949.84
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$213.80
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,412.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,737.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$218.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,513.56
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$2,187.76
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$4,365.16
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$524.81
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$3,801.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,659.59
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$213.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,479.11

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota· 10th 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.