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PET Scan Of Blood Flow To The Heart Muscle

Minnesota rates for HCPCS 78431

A nuclear scan that shows how well blood reaches the heart muscle. A small amount of radioactive tracer is injected and a PET camera records where it travels, so areas of muscle receiving too little blood — a sign of narrowed heart arteries — stand out. It is used to investigate chest pain and to judge how severe known coronary disease is.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does PET Scan Of Blood Flow To The Heart Muscle cost?

$2,630

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,630 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,455 from a physician practice, and about $7,079 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$2,455$214 to $3,548
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$7,079$3,090 to $8,913

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,079 · 10th to 90th $2,455 to $9,120Professionalmedian $2,455 · 10th to 90th $158 to $5,248
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $7,079professional $2,455

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$8,912.51
Typical High
$9,120.11
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$2,398.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$2,454.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$2,398.83
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$10,000.00
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$288.40
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$251.19
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$257.04
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$17,378.01
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$870.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$3,890.45
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$16,595.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$5,888.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$288.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$5,623.41
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$13,803.84
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$676.08
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$13,182.57
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$5,370.32
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$263.03
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$5,128.61
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$8,709.64
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$7,079.46
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$407.38
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$6,918.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,623.41
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$7,943.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$7,413.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$295.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$7,079.46

Where Minnesota sits

The same service costs 22.9 times more in Connecticut than in Washington. 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.

Minnesota· 14th of 51

$2,630

CT $4,467WA $195

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.