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Nuclear Scan To Locate A Tumor Or Inflammation

Nebraska 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?

$1,230

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,230 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $617 to $2,399.

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 $1,230 · 10th to 90th $617 to $4,169
$1.0K$2.0Kprofessional $1,230

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
$81.28
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$4,168.69
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,230.27
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$467.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,905.46
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$380.19
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,905.46
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,398.83
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$309.03
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$467.74
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,513.56
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,995.26

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska $1,230 · 8th 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.