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Nuclear Heart Blood-Flow Scan, One Study

Delaware 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?

$316

Typical negotiated rate. In Delaware, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $316 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $282 to $363.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $316 · 10th to 90th $263 to $1,259
$200.0$500.0$1.0Kprofessional $316

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
$72.44
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$1,258.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$229.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$1,023.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$602.56
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$120.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$501.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$776.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$151.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$630.96

Where Delaware 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.

Delaware $316 · 41st 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.