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Nuclear Heart Blood-Flow Scan, One Study

New Mexico 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?

$347

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $347 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $240 to $525.

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 $347 · 10th to 90th $62 to $1,950
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0Kprofessional $347

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
$89.13
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$1,995.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$371.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$1,621.81
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$363.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$691.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$151.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$537.03
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$229.09
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$691.83
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$151.36
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$537.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$575.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$117.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$467.74

Where New Mexico 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 Mexico $347 · 35th 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.