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Nuclear Heart Blood-Flow Scan, One Study

South Dakota 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?

$525

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $525 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $331 to $741.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $525 · 10th to 90th $282 to $933
$500.0$1.0K$2.0Kprofessional $525

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
$67.61
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$67.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$380.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$229.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$316.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$933.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$186.21
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$741.31
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$776.25
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$190.55
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$812.83
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$776.25
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$158.49
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$616.60
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$602.56
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$123.03
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$478.63
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$870.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$181.97
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$691.83
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$630.96
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$125.89
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$501.19

Where South Dakota 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 Dakota $525 · 9th 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.