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PET Scan Of Blood Flow To The Heart Muscle

South Carolina 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?

$2,042

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,042 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,514 from a physician practice, and about $3,236 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,514$162 to $2,884
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,236$3,236 to $5,129

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,236 · 10th to 90th $2,042 to $7,244Professionalmedian $1,514 · 10th to 90th $115 to $3,090
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,236professional $1,514

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
$1,513.56
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,089.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$371.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$2,089.30
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,698.24
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$6,456.54
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$3,311.31
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$162.18
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$3,162.28
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$11,220.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,548.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$223.87
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,041.74
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$3,162.28
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$194.98
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9,332.54
Median
$11,220.18
Typical High
$14,791.08
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$4,365.16
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$173.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$4,168.69

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 36th of 51

$2,042

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.