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Nuclear Heart Blood-Flow Scan, One Study

Utah 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?

$363

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $363 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $295 to $427.

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 $363 · 10th to 90th $95 to $537
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0Kprofessional $363

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
$72.44
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$363.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$295.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$630.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$120.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$512.86
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$630.96
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$2,398.83
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$724.44
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$147.91
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$575.44
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$501.19
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$104.71
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$398.11
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$363.08
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
$58.88
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$117.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$457.09

Where Utah 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.

Utah $363 · 26th 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.