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Nuclear Scan To Locate A Tumor Or Inflammation

Ohio 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?

$676

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $676 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $676 from a physician practice, and about $3,090 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$676$562 to $851
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,090$1,995 to $3,890

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,090 · 10th to 90th $1,660 to $4,467Professionalmedian $676 · 10th to 90th $126 to $1,202
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $3,090professional $676

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
$602.56
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$3,890.45
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$446.68
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,187.76
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$3,090.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$467.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$1,737.80
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$4,168.69
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,071.52
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$141.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$933.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$4,466.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,698.24
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$229.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,479.11
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$4,466.84
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,698.24
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$229.09
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,479.11
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$912.01
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,148.15
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$4,365.16
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,737.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$234.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,479.11

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 45th of 51

$676

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.