CPT 78496

Nuclear

Current code24 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

Commercial insurance: Rate negotiated with a private insurer or employer plan, including exchange and public-option plans.

Prices for CPT 78496 by hospital
Hospital	Commercial insurance rates (lowest – highest)	Cash price	List price (before discounts)
Capital Medical CenterOlympiaFile dated 2026-08-27	$340 – $3612 plans	$170	$425
Harborview Medical CenterSeattleFile dated 2026-04-01	—	$988	$1,411
Mary Bridge Children's HospitalTacomaFile dated 2026-08-27	$347 – $4256 plans	$212	$531
MultiCare Auburn Medical CenterAuburnFile dated 2026-08-27	$3882 plans	$212	$531
MultiCare Covington Medical CenterCovingtonFile dated 2026-08-27	$3882 plans	$212	$531
MultiCare Good Samaritan HospitalPuyallupFile dated 2026-08-27	$3882 plans	$212	$531
Tacoma General Allenmore HospitalTacomaFile dated 2026-08-27	$3882 plans	$212	$531
Virginia Mason Medical CenterSeattle	$112 – $1404 plans	$89.25	$175

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): $48.74 in an office; $48.74 in a hospital or surgery center
Doctor's fee, rest of Washington: $43.72 in an office; $43.72 in a hospital or surgery center