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Unlisted Diagnostic Nuclear Medicine Test

Texas rates for HCPCS 78999

Covers a diagnostic nuclear medicine study — where a small amount of radioactive tracer is given and a special camera or counter measures where it collects — that has no standard named entry of its own. A written description of the study is submitted so it can be reviewed and priced individually. It is used when the test performed does not match any established description.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Unlisted Diagnostic Nuclear Medicine Test cost?

$1,096

Typical negotiated rate. In Texas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,096 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $30.20 from a physician practice, and about $1,096 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$30.20$30.20 to $54.95
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,096$603 to $1,514

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,096 · 10th to 90th $389 to $1,778Professionalmedian $30 · 10th to 90th $30 to $708
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,096professional $30

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
$234.42
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$234.42
BCBS Texas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,737.80
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,737.80
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$707.95
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$426.58
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$588.84
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$44.67
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,819.70
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$831.76

Where Texas sits

The same service costs 100.0 times more in New Hampshire than in South Dakota. 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.

Texas· 13th of 48

$1,096

NH $3,631SD $36.31

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.