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Nuclear Scan To Locate A Tumor Or Inflammation

Virginia 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?

$741

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $741 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $741 from a physician practice, and about $724 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$741$646 to $933
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$724$372 to $1,148

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $724 · 10th to 90th $93 to $2,692Professionalmedian $741 · 10th to 90th $575 to $1,202
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $724professional $741

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
$645.65
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$891.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$724.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$724.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$933.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$117.49
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$794.33
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$812.83
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$87.10
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$630.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$3,090.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,445.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$169.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,288.25
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$912.01
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$977.24
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$616.60
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$2,691.53
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,659.59
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$204.17
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,479.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$6,025.60
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,479.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$181.97
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,288.25

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 38th of 51

$741

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.