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Nuclear Heart Blood-Flow Scan, One Study

Kansas 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 Kansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $355 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $295 to $589.

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 $355 · 10th to 90th $245 to $589
$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
$72.44
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$363.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$338.84
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$588.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$630.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$128.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$501.19
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$151.36
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$2,089.30
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$407.38
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$1,659.59
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$645.65
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$144.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$512.86

Where Kansas 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.

Kansas $355 · 31st 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.