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Nuclear Heart Blood-Flow Scan, One Study

Connecticut 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?

$513

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $513 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $380 to $1,023.

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 $513 · 10th to 90th $229 to $1,230
$500.0$1.0K$2.0Kprofessional $513

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
$81.28
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$302.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,230.27
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$223.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$1,000.00
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$707.95
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$151.36
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$562.34
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$724.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$138.04
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$776.25
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$446.68
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$85.11
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$363.08
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$1,122.02
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$234.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$870.96

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut $513 · 10th 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.