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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 October 2026.

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

$282

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $282 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $282 from a physician practice, and about $1,259 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$282$245 to $372
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,259$302 to $2,138

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,259 · 10th to 90th $224 to $2,754Professionalmedian $282 · 10th to 90th $195 to $537
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,259professional $282

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$281.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$380.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$316.23
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$48.98
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,818.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$380.19
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$97.72
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$281.84
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$331.13
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$97.72
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$1,778.28
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$107.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$389.05
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,513.56
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$302.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,202.26
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$309.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$489.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$120.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$389.05

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 50th of 51

$282

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.