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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 October 2026.

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

$1,445

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,445 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,318 from a physician practice, and about $2,754 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,318$1,072 to $1,660
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,754$1,950 to $3,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,754 · 10th to 90th $1,175 to $4,898Professionalmedian $1,318 · 10th to 90th $813 to $1,995
$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,754professional $1,318

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$588.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$588.84
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$6,456.54
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$158.49
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,071.52
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$3,467.37
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,398.83
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$4,073.80
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,905.46
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$245.47
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,659.59
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$2,398.83
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$3,467.37
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$1,548.82
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,187.76
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,995.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$251.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,737.80

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 4th of 51

$1,445

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.