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Nuclear Heart Blood-Flow Scan, One Study

Maryland 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?

$309

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $309 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $288 to $380.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $309 · 10th to 90th $282 to $661
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0Kprofessional $309

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
$36.31
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$512.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$407.38
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$389.05
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$72.44
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$316.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$691.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$123.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$575.44
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$724.44
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$131.83
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$588.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$794.33
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$158.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$645.65
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$512.86
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$95.50
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$426.58

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland $309 · 42nd 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.