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Nuclear Heart Blood-Flow Scan, One Study

Nebraska 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?

$631

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $631 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $295 to $1,950.

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 $631 · 10th to 90th $295 to $1,995
$500.0$1.0K$2.0Kprofessional $631

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
$199.53
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$602.56
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$1,995.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$371.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$1,621.81
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$588.84
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$123.03
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$1,445.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$354.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$933.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$186.21
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$741.31
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$288.40
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$933.25
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$190.55
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$741.31
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$776.25
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$158.49
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$616.60
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$354.81
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$741.31
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$158.49
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$575.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$954.99
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$194.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$758.58

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska $631 · 5th 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.