What does code 78803 cost?

Across the published hospital price files, the disclosed cash price for 78803 ranges from $647 to $4,990. This is public hospital price transparency data, not a guaranteed estimate of your bill.

Will this be my final bill?

Actual patient responsibility may vary based on your insurance plan, deductible, coinsurance, network status, diagnosis, setting, bundled services, clinical circumstances, and hospital billing practices.

78803 is the billing code hospitals use to identify "HC NUC MED RADIOPHARM LOCALIZ TUMOR PLANAR TOMOGR SPECT 1 AREA 1 DAY IMAGE" on their published price files. We use it to line up the same service across different hospitals.

Why do prices for this code differ between hospitals?

Each hospital sets its own prices and negotiates separately with each insurer, so the disclosed price for the same code can vary widely from one hospital to another — and even between plans at a single hospital. Comparing the published figures is what this page is for; a difference does not by itself mean one hospital is better or worse.

What this page is not

It is not a quote, a guarantee, or medical advice. It shows what hospitals have published for this code, so you can compare and ask informed questions — your actual cost depends on your insurance, the exact services performed, and the care setting.

78803

HCPCS

HC NUC MED RADIOPHARM LOCALIZ TUMOR PLANAR TOMOGR SPECT 1 AREA 1 DAY IMAGE

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iDirect answer

Based on the latest published hospital price files, code 78803 (HC NUC MED RADIOPHARM LOCALIZ TUMOR PLANAR TOMOGR SPECT 1 AREA 1 DAY IMAGE) appears at 41 hospitals with disclosed cash prices from $647 to $4,990. This is public hospital price transparency data, not a guaranteed estimate of your bill.

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Compare 78803 prices

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Based on hospital-published prices verified from each hospital’s own file. Coverage expands as data is verified.

Published cash prices for code 78803 vary by about 7.7× across the 40 hospitals with disclosed prices here — from $647 to $4,990. Shopping around can matter.

Hospitals

Prices shown

$647

Lowest cash

$4,990

Highest cash

code 78803 cash price79 disclosed · 40 hospitals

$647median ~$1,795$4,990

Lowest cash price by hospital

Munson Healthcare Charlevoix Hospital$647
Henderson Hospital$1,070
Deaconess Gateway Hospital$1,177
Providence Holy Cross Medical Center$1,210
Three Rivers Health$1,254
Deaconess Gibson Hospital$1,372

Cash price by city

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Cash price by city$647 – $1,372

Charlevoix · 1 hospital$647
Henderson · 1 hospital$1,070
Newburgh · 1 hospital$1,177
Mission Hills · 1 hospital$1,210
THREE RIVERS · 1 hospital$1,254
Princeton · 1 hospital$1,372

85 prices shown.

Service	Hospital	Code	List price	Cash price	Negotiated range	Allowed (median)
HC NUC MED RADIOPHARM LOCALIZ TUMOR PLANAR TOMOGR SPECT 1 AREA 1 DAY IMAGE Inpatient & outpatient	Endeavor Health Edward Hospital	78803 HCPCS	$4,520	$4,520	—	—
Tumor imaging (3D) Outpatient	Endeavor Health Edward Hospital	78803 HCPCS	—	—	$582 – $1,001	—
Hc Rp Loclzj Tum Spect 1 Area Inpatient & outpatient	University of Chicago Medical Center	78803 HCPCS	—	—	—	—
Hc Radiopharm Loc Of Tumor Or Distribution Of Radiopharm Agent(S); Tomographic (Spect) Inpatient & outpatient	University of Chicago Medical Center	78803 HCPCS	—	—	—	—
Hc Radiopharm Loc Of Tumor Or Distribution Of Radiopharm Agent(S); Tomographic (Spect)-Pbb Inpatient & outpatient	University of Chicago Medical Center	78803 HCPCS	—	—	—	—
Hc Radiophrm Local Tumor;Research Ec20 Inpatient & outpatient	University of Chicago Medical Center	78803 HCPCS	—	—	—	—
Tumor imaging (3D) Outpatient	University of Chicago Medical Center	78803 HCPCS	—	—	—	—
NM TUMOR LOCALIZATION/SPECT Outpatient	Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center	78803 CPT	$3,290	$1,645	$1,164 – $3,966	—
NM TUMOR LOCALIZATION SPECT ADDL Outpatient	Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center	78803 CPT	$3,290	$1,645	$1,164 – $3,966	—
HB BONE SCAN TOMOGRAPHIC Inpatient & outpatient	Endeavor Health Swedish Hospital	78803 HCPCS	$3,007	$3,007	—	—
HB TUMOR LOCALIZATION SPECT Inpatient & outpatient	Endeavor Health Swedish Hospital	78803 HCPCS	$3,007	$3,007	—	—
HB BRAIN SCAN WITH TOMOGRAPHY Inpatient & outpatient	Endeavor Health Swedish Hospital	78803 HCPCS	$3,007	$3,007	—	—
HB LIVER IMAGING SPECT Inpatient & outpatient	Endeavor Health Swedish Hospital	78803 HCPCS	$3,007	$3,007	—	—
HB GALLIUM SPECT-INFLAMATION Inpatient & outpatient	Endeavor Health Swedish Hospital	78803 HCPCS	$3,007	$3,007	—	—
NM TUMOR LOCALIZATION/SPECT Outpatient	Advocate Condell Medical Center	78803 CPT	$3,290	$1,645	$1,164 – $2,632	—
NM TUMOR LOCALIZATION SPECT ADDL Outpatient	Advocate Condell Medical Center	78803 CPT	$3,290	$1,645	$1,164 – $2,632	—
NM TUMOR LOCALIZATION/SPECT Outpatient	Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital	78803 CPT	$3,290	$1,645	$1,164 – $3,966	—
NM TUMOR LOCALIZATION SPECT ADDL Outpatient	Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital	78803 CPT	$3,290	$1,645	$1,164 – $3,966	—
NM TUMOR LOCALIZATION/SPECT Outpatient	Advocate South Suburban Hospital	78803 CPT	$3,290	$1,645	$1,164 – $3,966	—
HC NM RP LOCLZJ TUM SPECT 1 AREA Inpatient	Deaconess Gateway Hospital	78803 CPT	$3,568	$1,177	$1,177 – $3,140	$2,082
HC RADPHARM LOCZ TUM, SPECT, SGL AREA/ACQUISITION, SGL DAY IMG Outpatient	Froedtert Menomonee Falls Hospital	78803 CPT	$4,396	$2,418	$514 – $3,956	—
NM TUMOR LOCALIZATION/SPECT Inpatient	Aurora BayCare Medical Center	78803 CPT	$3,010	$1,505	$1,806 – $2,559	—
NM TUMOR LOCALIZATION SPECT ADDL Inpatient	Aurora BayCare Medical Center	78803 CPT	$3,010	$1,505	$1,806 – $2,559	—
NM TUMOR LOCALIZATION/SPECT Inpatient	Aurora Medical Center Burlington	78803 CPT	$3,010	$1,505	$1,806 – $2,559	—
NM TUMOR LOCALIZATION SPECT ADDL Inpatient	Aurora Medical Center Burlington	78803 CPT	$3,010	$1,505	$1,806 – $2,559	—

How to read these prices

Cash price: The discounted self-pay price for paying directly, without insurance.
List price: The hospital’s full undiscounted charge — rarely what anyone pays.
Negotiated rate: A rate for a specific insurer and plan; your share depends on your benefits.
Allowed amount: A historical reference for what was actually allowed, where disclosed.

Hospitals that publish 78803 prices

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Endeavor Health Edward Hospital University of Chicago Medical Center Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Endeavor Health Swedish Hospital Advocate Condell Medical Center Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Advocate South Suburban Hospital Deaconess Gateway Hospital Froedtert Menomonee Falls Hospital Aurora BayCare Medical Center Aurora Medical Center Burlington Munson Healthcare Charlevoix Hospital Munson Healthcare Manistee Hospital Aurora Medical Center Bay Area Aurora Medical Center Fond du Lac Aurora Medical Center Grafton Aurora Medical Center Kenosha Aurora Lakeland Medical Center Froedtert West Bend Hospital Froedtert Holy Family Memorial Hospital Froedtert Community Hospital - Mequon Froedtert Community Hospital - New Berlin Froedtert Community Hospital - Oak Creek Munson Medical Center Henderson Hospital Deaconess Gibson Hospital Deaconess Illinois Medical Center Three Rivers Health Providence Alaska Medical Center Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley Providence Cedars-Sinai Tarzana Medical Center Providence Holy Cross Medical Center Providence Little Co of Mary Med Center San Pedro Texas Health Arlington Memorial Hospital Texas Health Center for Diagnostics and Surgery Plano Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Flower Mound Texas Health Hospital Frisco Providence Little Company of Mary Med Center Torrance Providence Saint John's Health Center Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center Texas Health Hospital Rockwall

Code 78803: frequently asked

What does code 78803 cost?: Across the published hospital price files, the disclosed cash price for 78803 ranges from $647 to $4,990. This is public hospital price transparency data, not a guaranteed estimate of your bill.
Will this be my final bill?: Actual patient responsibility may vary based on your insurance plan, deductible, coinsurance, network status, diagnosis, setting, bundled services, clinical circumstances, and hospital billing practices.
What is code 78803?: 78803 is the billing code hospitals use to identify "HC NUC MED RADIOPHARM LOCALIZ TUMOR PLANAR TOMOGR SPECT 1 AREA 1 DAY IMAGE" on their published price files. We use it to line up the same service across different hospitals.
Why do prices for this code differ between hospitals?: Each hospital sets its own prices and negotiates separately with each insurer, so the disclosed price for the same code can vary widely from one hospital to another — and even between plans at a single hospital. Comparing the published figures is what this page is for; a difference does not by itself mean one hospital is better or worse.
What this page is not: It is not a quote, a guarantee, or medical advice. It shows what hospitals have published for this code, so you can compare and ask informed questions — your actual cost depends on your insurance, the exact services performed, and the care setting.

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