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Nuclear Heart Blood-Flow Scan, One Study

Alabama rates for HCPCS 78451

A small amount of radioactive tracer is injected and a rotating camera builds cross-sectional pictures showing how well blood reaches the heart muscle. Areas receiving less blood show up faintly, pointing to narrowed heart arteries or earlier damage. This covers a single set of images, taken either at rest or with the heart stressed, rather than both.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Nuclear Heart Blood-Flow Scan, One Study cost?

$389

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $389 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $302 to $389.

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.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $389 · 10th to 90th $295 to $457
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0Kprofessional $389

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$389.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$316.23
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$91.20
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$616.60
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$138.04
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$478.63
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$1,122.02
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$229.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$891.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$549.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$123.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$426.58

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 3.6 times more in Alaska than in Florida. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Alabama $389 · 15th of 51
AK $933FL $257

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.