SPECT nuclear medicine scan with radioactive tracer at Ascension Providence

Hospitals report these codes with terse, inconsistent chargemaster text. This plain-English title was written by an AI model from that text and has not been reviewed by a person, so it can be wrong. The prices on this page come straight from hospital filings and do not depend on it.

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Generated: October 20, 2026

Original text from hospital filings

RP LOCLZJ TUM SPECT 2 AREAS

Waco, TX

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Ascension Providence’s median price of $680 is 59% below the median hospital's median price ($1.7k), higher than 10% of the 1,811 hospitals reporting CPT 78831. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 78831 at Ascension Providence

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 4 payers, 18 plan rates. A facility fee, a professional fee, a per diem and a case rate are different bills, so each is listed on its own. Open a payer to see it across hospitals.

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1	Blue Cross Blue Shield 975_bcbs star outpatient 20241201 fee schedule · outpatient	$661	$661	—	—	—	$661 – $661
2	Molina 908_molina chip outpatient 20241201 fee schedule · outpatient	$661	$661	—	—	—	$661 – $661
3	Superior Healthplan 904_superior star outpatient 20241201 fee schedule · outpatient	$661	$661	—	—	—	$661 – $661
4	Superior Healthplan 907_superior star plus outpatient 20241201 fee schedule · outpatient	$661	$661	—	—	—	$661 – $661
5	UnitedHealthcare 906_uhc star plus outpatient 20241201 fee schedule · outpatient	$661	$661	—	—	—	$661 – $661
6	UnitedHealthcare 909_uhc star kids outpatient 20241201 fee schedule · outpatient	$661	$661	—	—	—	$661 – $661
7	UnitedHealthcare 928_uhc star outpatient 20250701 fee schedule · outpatient	$661	$661	—	—	—	$661 – $661
8	Blue Cross Blue Shield 974_bcbs star inpatient 20240901 fee schedule · both	$680	$680	—	—	—	$680 – $680
9	Molina 891_molina chip inpatient 20240901 fee schedule · both	$680	$680	—	—	—	$680 – $680
10	Superior Healthplan 817_superior star inpatient 20240901 fee schedule · both	$680	$680	—	—	—	$680 – $680
11	Superior Healthplan 856_superior star plus inpatient 20240901 fee schedule · both	$680	$680	—	—	—	$680 – $680
12	UnitedHealthcare 852_uhc star plus inpatient 20240901 fee schedule · both	$680	$680	—	—	—	$680 – $680
13	UnitedHealthcare 894_uhc star kids inpatient 20240901 fee schedule · both	$680	$680	—	—	—	$680 – $680
14	UnitedHealthcare 929_uhc star inpatient 20250701 fee schedule · both	$680	$680	—	—	—	$680 – $680
15	Blue Cross Blue Shield 872_blue cross blue shield myblueheath 20250101 fee schedule · outpatient	$1.1k	$1.1k	—	—	—	$1.1k – $1.1k
16	Blue Cross Blue Shield 871_blue cross blue shield advantage hmo 20250101 other · outpatient	$1.4k	$1.4k	—	—	—	$1.4k – $1.4k
17	Blue Cross Blue Shield 870_blue cross blue shield hmo essentials 20250101 fee schedule · outpatient	$1.4k	$1.4k	—	—	—	$1.4k – $1.4k
18	Blue Cross Blue Shield 869_blue cross blue shield ppo 20250101 fee schedule · outpatient	$1.6k	$1.6k	—	—	—	$1.6k – $1.6k

Last updated: Jan 1, 2026

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