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Nuclear Scan To Locate A Tumor Or Inflammation

Texas 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?

$575

Typical negotiated rate. In Texas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $575 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $501 to $776.

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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $575 · 10th to 90th $151 to $1,000
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kprofessional $575

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
$53.70
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$870.96
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$691.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,348.96
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$524.81
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,365.16
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$5,370.32
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$2,511.89
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$478.63
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,288.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,096.48
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$831.76

Where Texas 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.

Texas $575 · 48th 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.