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Nuclear Scan To Locate A Tumor Or Inflammation

West 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?

$891

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $891 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $603 to $1,698.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,413 · 10th to 90th $977 to $3,631Professionalmedian $832 · 10th to 90th $562 to $1,995
$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,413professional $832

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
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,288.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$588.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,862.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$3,019.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$3,630.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,698.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$239.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,479.11

Where West 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.

West Virginia· 26th of 51

$891

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.