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Nuclear Heart Blood-Flow Scan, One Study

North Dakota 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?

$631

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $631 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $457 to $724.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $347 · 10th to 90th $347 to $447Professionalmedian $646 · 10th to 90th $347 to $832
$500$1K$2Kfacility $347professional $646

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
$346.74
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$346.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$977.24
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$794.33
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$162.18
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$630.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$831.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$158.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$660.69
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$1,047.13
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$2,089.30
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$407.38
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,659.59
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$794.33
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$173.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$630.96
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$954.99
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$158.49

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota· 8th of 51

$631

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.