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Nuclear Scan For Abnormal Blood Flow In The Heart

Hawaii 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?

$257

Typical negotiated rate. In Hawaii, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $257 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $245 to $302.

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.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $257 · 10th to 90th $209 to $372
$50$100$200$500professional $257

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$125.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$251.19
HMSA
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$288.40
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$371.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$323.59
University Health Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$426.58
University Health Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$81.28
University Health Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$346.74

Where Hawaii 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.

Hawaii· 17th of 51

$257

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.