CPT 78231

Nuclear

Current code35 hospitals with prices

This name is the CMS category the code belongs to (CMS's Restructured BETOS Classification System), shared with similar codes. The official CPT description belongs to the American Medical Association and isn't shown.

What Washington hospitals publish for this code

Medicare Advantage: Rate for a private Medicare Advantage plan. Applies only to members of that plan.

Prices for CPT 78231 by hospital
Hospital	Medicare Advantage rates (lowest – highest)	Cash price	List price (before discounts)
Harborview Medical CenterSeattleFile dated 2026-04-01	—	$921	$1,315
Highline Medical CenterBurienFile dated 2026-02-28	—	$594	$1,944
Prov Sacred HRT Med Ctr & Childs Hosp.SpokaneFile dated 2026-04-01	—	$1,987	$2,838
Providence Holy Family HospitalSpokaneFile dated 2026-04-01	—	$1,322	$1,888
St Anthony HospitalGig HarborFile dated 2026-02-28	—	$591	$1,944
St Clare HospitalLakewoodFile dated 2026-02-28	—	$560	$1,944
St Elizabeth HospitalEnumclawFile dated 2026-02-28	—	$687	$1,944
St Francis Community HospitalFederal WayFile dated 2026-02-28	—	$610	$1,944
St Joseph Medical CenterTacomaFile dated 2026-02-28	—	$644	$1,944
St Michael Medical CenterSilverdaleFile dated 2026-02-28	—	$858	$1,944
Swedish IssaquahIssaquahFile dated 2026-04-01	—	$1,200	$2,500
Swedish Medical CenterSeattleFile dated 2026-04-01	—	$1,200	$2,500
Swedish Medical Center / Cherry HillSeattleFile dated 2026-04-01	—	$1,200	$2,500
University of Washington Medical CtrSeattleFile dated 2026-04-01	—	$591	$844
Virginia Mason Medical CenterSeattle	—	$758	$1,487

Lowest and highest amounts each hospital lists for this code during a hospital stay, including lines it lists for both settings or without saying which. A doctor’s fee is shown separately when the hospital lists one with the code. “At least” means plans were counted in more than one group and some may be the same plan. This is one line of a bill; most care brings several.

Medicare (traditional) reference

Only for people on original Medicare. These are CMS’s 2026 amounts. They aren’t what private insurance or cash patients pay.

Doctor's fee, Seattle (King County): $125 in an office; $125 in a hospital or surgery center
Doctor's fee, rest of Washington: $109 in an office; $109 in a hospital or surgery center
Hospital outpatient payment (national): $408 (APC 5591)
Surgery center payment (national): $220