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Nuclear Heart Blood-Flow Scan, One Study

Rhode Island 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?

$339

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $339 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $339 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $339 · 10th to 90th $339 to $575
$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kprofessional $339

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
$316.23
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$407.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$338.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$275.42
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$676.08
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$128.82
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$316.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$724.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$141.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$602.56
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$575.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$117.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$436.52

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island $339 · 36th 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.