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Nuclear Heart Blood-Flow Scan, One Study

Kentucky 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?

$288

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $288 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $282 to $339.

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.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $288 · 10th to 90th $245 to $427
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0Kprofessional $288

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
$56.23
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$61.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$338.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$281.84
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$48.98
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$426.58
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$107.15
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$338.84
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$97.72
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$107.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,513.56
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$302.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$1,202.26
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$309.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$562.34
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$120.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$436.52

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky $288 · 47th 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.