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Nuclear Heart Blood-Flow Scan, One Study

Massachusetts 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?

$389

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $389 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $339 to $776.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $389 · 10th to 90th $282 to $1,047
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0Kprofessional $389

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
$50.12
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$186.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$1,047.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$223.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$478.63
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$407.38
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$1,479.11
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$288.40
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$1,288.25
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$741.31
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$165.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,047.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$190.55
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$851.14
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$549.54
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$977.24
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$165.96
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$645.65
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$407.38
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$1,479.11
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$288.40
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$1,288.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,380.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$194.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$794.33

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts $389 · 17th 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.