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Nuclear Scan To Locate A Tumor Or Inflammation

South Dakota 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?

$1,230

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,230 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $871 to $1,514.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,000 · 10th to 90th $851 to $1,000Professionalmedian $1,259 · 10th to 90th $661 to $1,905
$1K$2Kfacility $1,000professional $1,259

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$724.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$660.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,905.46
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$245.47
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,659.59
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,000.00
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$2,041.74
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$181.97
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,348.96
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$2,398.83
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,258.93
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$162.18
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,096.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,445.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$173.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,288.25
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,258.93

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota· 12th of 51

$1,230

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.