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Nuclear Heart Blood-Flow Scan, One Study

Louisiana 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?

$372

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $372 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $363 to $389.

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 $372 · 10th to 90th $309 to $468
$200.0$500.0$1.0Kprofessional $372

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
$69.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$407.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$380.19
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$436.52
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$107.15
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$331.13
Christus
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$66.07
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$724.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$151.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$575.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$562.34
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$120.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$426.58

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana $372 · 24th 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.