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Nuclear Scan To Locate A Tumor Or Inflammation

Rhode Island 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?

$1,096

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,096 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $794 from a physician practice, and about $2,884 from a hospital or other facility.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$794$724 to $1,288
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,884$2,754 to $3,090

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,884 · 10th to 90th $2,570 to $3,236Professionalmedian $794 · 10th to 90th $631 to $1,479
$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,884professional $794

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
$724.44
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$724.44
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$4,570.88
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,479.11
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$177.83
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,288.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$3,090.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,513.56
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$2,884.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,288.25

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 14th of 51

$1,096

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.