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Nuclear Scan For Abnormal Blood Flow In The Heart

Alaska rates for HCPCS 78428

A small amount of radioactive tracer is injected into a vein and a special camera follows its passage through the heart and lungs. The pattern and timing show whether blood is leaking between the chambers of the heart instead of following its normal path. It is used to find and gauge the size of a shunt, an abnormal connection inside the heart.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Nuclear Scan For Abnormal Blood Flow In The Heart cost?

$562

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $562 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $676 from a physician practice, and about $513 from a hospital or other facility.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$676$457 to $708
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$513$513 to $708

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $513 · 10th to 90th $501 to $741Professionalmedian $676 · 10th to 90th $251 to $708
$200$500$1Kfacility $513professional $676

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
$512.86
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$512.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$512.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$562.34
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$741.31
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$549.54
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$707.95
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$707.95
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$562.34
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$1,202.26

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 3.8 times more in Alaska than in Florida. 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.

Alaska· 1st of 51

$562

AK $562FL $148

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.