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Nuclear Heart Blood-Flow Scan, One Study

Indiana 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 October 2026.

How much does Nuclear Heart Blood-Flow Scan, One Study cost?

$309

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $309 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $302 from a physician practice, and about $955 from a hospital or other facility.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$302$245 to $389
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$955$661 to $2,291

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $955 · 10th to 90th $282 to $4,074Professionalmedian $302 · 10th to 90th $219 to $550
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $955professional $302

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
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$4,073.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$436.52
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$91.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$316.23
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$91.20
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$5,248.07
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$389.05
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$109.65
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$263.03
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$295.12
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$954.99
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$645.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$123.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$501.19
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$2,137.96
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$588.84
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$117.49
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$467.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$741.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$158.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$575.44

Where Indiana sits

The same service costs 3.6 times more in Alaska than in Florida. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Indiana· 48th of 51

$309

AK $1,023FL $282

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.