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Nuclear Heart Blood-Flow Scan, One Study

Illinois 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?

$355

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $355 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $263 to $468.

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 $355 · 10th to 90th $95 to $692
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0Kprofessional $355

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
$60.26
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$562.34
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$446.68
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$691.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$707.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$141.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$562.34
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$1,258.93
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$346.74
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$724.44
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$398.11
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$81.28
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$316.23
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$794.33
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$173.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$537.03

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois $355 · 32nd 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.