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Nuclear Heart Blood-Flow Scan, One Study

Arkansas 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?

$380

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $380 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $229 to $417.

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 $380 · 10th to 90th $229 to $513
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0Kprofessional $380

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
$85.11
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$416.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$354.81
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$85.11
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$478.63
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$102.33
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$380.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$588.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$125.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$467.74
Qualchoice
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$97.72
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$602.56
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$138.04
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$446.68

Where Arkansas 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.

Arkansas $380 · 21st 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.