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Nuclear Scan For Abnormal Blood Flow In The Heart

New Mexico 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?

$214

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $214 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $214 from a physician practice, and about $240 from a hospital or other facility.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$214$162 to $302
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$240$195 to $331

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $240 · 10th to 90th $132 to $1,738Professionalmedian $214 · 10th to 90th $132 to $339
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $240professional $214

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
$131.83
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$213.80
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$331.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$380.19
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$165.96
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$331.13
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$380.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,737.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$316.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$64.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$251.19

Where New Mexico 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.

New Mexico· 32nd of 51

$214

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.