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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 July 2026.

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

$282

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $282 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $282 to $355.

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 $282 · 10th to 90th $245 to $447
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0Kprofessional $282

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
$58.88
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$354.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$275.42
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$91.20
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$398.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$123.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$275.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$602.56
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$141.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$501.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$707.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$144.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$512.86

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana $282 · 48th 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.