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Nuclear Heart Blood-Flow Scan, One Study

Washington, DC 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?

$302

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $302 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $302 to $501.

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 $302 · 10th to 90th $302 to $1,122
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0Kprofessional $302

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
$56.23
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$489.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$302.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$645.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$251.19
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,288.25
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$66.07
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$575.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,584.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$281.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$1,288.25
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$741.31
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$141.25
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$602.56
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,148.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$218.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$933.25

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC $302 · 43rd 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.