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Nuclear Heart Blood-Flow Scan, One Study

Arizona 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 Arizona, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $380 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $316 to $646.

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 $288 to $1,950
$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
$199.53
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$309.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$1,949.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$346.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$1,621.81
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$302.00
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$2,570.40
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$467.74
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$2,137.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$645.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$125.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$512.86
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$288.40
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$2,089.30
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$407.38
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$1,659.59
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$645.65
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$144.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$467.74

Where Arizona 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.

Arizona $380 · 23rd 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.