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Nuclear Heart Blood-Flow Scan, One Study

Hawaii 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?

$490

Typical negotiated rate. In Hawaii, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $490 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $417 to $631.

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 $490 · 10th to 90th $229 to $708
$200.0$500.0$1.0Kprofessional $490

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
$63.10
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$229.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$43.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$186.21
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$562.34
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$93.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$467.74
HMSA
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$691.83
HMSA
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$144.54
HMSA
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$512.86
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$489.78
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$91.20
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$398.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$588.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$478.63
University Health Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$933.25
University Health Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$162.18
University Health Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$758.58

Where Hawaii 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.

Hawaii $490 · 12th 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.