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Nuclear Scan To Locate A Tumor Or Inflammation

New Hampshire 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?

$1,318

Typical negotiated rate. In New Hampshire, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,318 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $912 to $1,862.

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 $5,370 · 10th to 90th $2,692 to $8,128Professionalmedian $1,318 · 10th to 90th $741 to $2,754
$1K$2K$5Kfacility $5,370professional $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
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$741.31
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,754.23
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$338.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$2,238.72
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$8,128.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,995.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$251.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,737.80
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$3,890.45
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$288.40
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,949.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,819.70
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$204.17
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,621.81

Where New Hampshire 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.

New Hampshire· 6th of 51

$1,318

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.