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Nuclear Heart Blood-Flow Scan, One Study

New Hampshire 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?

$490

Typical negotiated rate. In New Hampshire, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $490 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $347 to $631.

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 $490 · 10th to 90th $309 to $832
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kprofessional $490

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
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$831.76
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$676.08
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$645.65
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$131.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$512.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$954.99
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$186.21
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$776.25
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,096.48
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$194.98
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$776.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,258.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$169.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$776.25

Where New Hampshire 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.

New Hampshire $490 · 13th 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.