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Nuclear Heart Blood-Flow Scan, One Study

Mississippi 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 Mississippi, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $389 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $269 to $457.

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 $389 · 10th to 90th $269 to $646
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0Kprofessional $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
$54.95
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$588.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$457.09
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$151.36
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$537.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$660.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$128.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$524.81
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$812.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$204.17
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$602.56

Where Mississippi 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.

Mississippi $389 · 19th 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.