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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 October 2026.

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

$513

Typical negotiated rate. In New Hampshire, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $513 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $501 from a physician practice, and about $1,778 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$501$417 to $776
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,778$1,175 to $1,950

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,778 · 10th to 90th $347 to $2,570Professionalmedian $501 · 10th to 90th $347 to $1,259
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,778professional $501

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
$630.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$1,949.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$1,318.26
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$177.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$676.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$8,128.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,023.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$190.55
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$851.14
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$2,344.23
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$229.09
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$891.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$933.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$169.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$346.74
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. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

New Hampshire· 14th of 51

$513

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.