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Nuclear Heart Blood-Flow Scan, One Study

Missouri 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?

$380

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $380 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $309 to $603.

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 $380 · 10th to 90th $282 to $1,072
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0Kprofessional $380

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
$56.23
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$194.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$1,949.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$346.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$794.33
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$63.10
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$588.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$120.23
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$467.74
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$512.86
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$107.15
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$398.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$645.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$141.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$524.81
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$288.40
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$1,819.70
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$407.38
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$1,659.59
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$660.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$154.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$524.81

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri $380 · 22nd 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.