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Nuclear Scan To Locate A Tumor Or Inflammation

New Jersey 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?

$676

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $676 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $617 to $759.

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

Professionalmedian $676 · 10th to 90th $575 to $1,202
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0Kprofessional $676

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
$69.18
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$524.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$758.58
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,513.56
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$891.25
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,380.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,479.11

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey $676 · 37th 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.