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Nuclear Heart Blood-Flow Scan, One Study

North Carolina 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?

$295

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $295 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $282 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $295 · 10th to 90th $229 to $776
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0Kprofessional $295

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
$57.54
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$199.53
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$741.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$630.96
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$85.11
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$181.97
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$645.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$891.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$181.97
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$724.44
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$363.08
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$114.82
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$257.04
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$891.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$181.97
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$707.95
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$407.38
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$2,570.40
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$501.19
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,089.30

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina $295 · 46th 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.