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 October 2026.
How much does Nuclear Heart Blood-Flow Scan, One Study cost?
$347
Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, October 2026.
Insurers have agreed to pay about $347 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $302 to $776.
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
Facilitymedian $2,884 · 10th to 90th $302 to $3,631Professionalmedian $347 · 10th to 90th $251 to $1,023
Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.
Rates by insurance carrier
Insurance Carrier
Facility/Professional
Modifier
Typical LowTypical Low is the 10th percentile of the published rates, Median the 50th, and Typical High the 90th. One in ten rates falls below Typical Low, and one in ten falls above Typical High.
MedianTypical Low is the 10th percentile of the published rates, Median the 50th, and Typical High the 90th. One in ten rates falls below Typical Low, and one in ten falls above Typical High.
Typical HighTypical Low is the 10th percentile of the published rates, Median the 50th, and Typical High the 90th. One in ten rates falls below Typical Low, and one in ten falls above Typical High.
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$302.00
Facility
None
$302.00
$302.00
$302.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$933.25
Professional
None
$302.00
$302.00
$933.25
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$575.44
Professional
None
$60.26
$316.23
$575.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$3,630.78
Facility
None
$1,174.90
$3,019.95
$3,630.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,445.44
Professional
None
$275.42
$912.01
$1,445.44
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$741.31
Professional
None
$346.74
$398.11
$741.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,148.15
Professional
None
$316.23
$851.14
$1,148.15
Where Washington, DC sits
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