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Nuclear Scan For Abnormal Blood Flow In The Heart

Delaware 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?

$186

Typical negotiated rate. In Delaware, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $186 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $158 to $251.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $209 · 10th to 90th $174 to $631Professionalmedian $174 · 10th to 90th $138 to $389
$100$200$500facility $209professional $174

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
$173.78
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$208.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$173.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$630.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$323.59
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$426.58

Where Delaware 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.

Delaware· 41st of 51

$186

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.