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Nuclear Heart Blood-Flow Scan, One Study

Maine 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?

$437

Typical negotiated rate. In Maine, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $437 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $427 from a physician practice, and about $676 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$427$389 to $550
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$676$389 to $977

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $676 · 10th to 90th $389 to $1,445Professionalmedian $427 · 10th to 90th $324 to $631
$500$1Kfacility $676professional $427

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$389.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$630.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$501.19
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,445.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$602.56
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$120.23
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$478.63
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$1,548.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$691.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$141.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$562.34
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$645.65
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$128.82
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$512.86
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$630.96
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$125.89
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$501.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$645.65
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$128.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$512.86

Where Maine 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.

Maine· 26th of 51

$437

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.