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Nuclear Heart Blood-Flow Scan, One Study

Michigan 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?

$355

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $355 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $309 to $479.

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.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $355 · 10th to 90th $282 to $631
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0Kprofessional $355

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
$75.86
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$660.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$512.86
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$107.15
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$512.86
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$104.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$758.58
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$141.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$660.69
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$151.36
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$512.86
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$107.15
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$416.87
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$478.63
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$112.20
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$426.58
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$562.34
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$128.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$436.52

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan $355 · 30th 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.