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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 July 2026.

How much does Nuclear Heart Blood-Flow Scan, One Study cost?

$562

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $562 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $347 to $708.

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

Professionalmedian $562 · 10th to 90th $282 to $776
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0Kprofessional $562

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
$66.07
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$346.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$229.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$275.42
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$794.33
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$162.18
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$630.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$776.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$158.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$616.60
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$2,089.30
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$407.38
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,659.59
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$831.76
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
$676.08

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. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

North Dakota $562 · 8th 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.