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Nuclear Heart Blood-Flow Scan, One Study

New Jersey 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?

$324

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $324 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $288 to $389.

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 $324 · 10th to 90th $229 to $589
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0Kprofessional $324

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
$52.48
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$398.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$446.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$501.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$758.58
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$134.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$602.56
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$446.68
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$85.11
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$363.08
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$630.96
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$120.23
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$512.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$724.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$134.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$588.84

Where New Jersey 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 Jersey $324 · 38th 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.