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Nuclear Heart Blood-Flow Scan, One Study

South Carolina 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?

$282

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $282 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $257 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $282 · 10th to 90th $257 to $646
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0Kprofessional $282

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
$53.70
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$457.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$354.81
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$112.20
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,000.00
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$346.74
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$575.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$676.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$134.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$549.54
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$676.08
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$151.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$537.03

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina $282 · 49th 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.