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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 October 2026.

How much does Nuclear Heart Blood-Flow Scan, One Study cost?

$316

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $316 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $288 from a physician practice, and about $2,570 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$288$209 to $380
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,570$479 to $3,388

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,570 · 10th to 90th $363 to $4,467Professionalmedian $288 · 10th to 90th $91 to $537
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,570professional $288

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$363.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$363.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$5,495.41
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$630.96
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$363.08
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$4,466.84
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$707.95
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$478.63
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$630.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$549.54

Where Utah sits

The same service costs 3.6 times more in Alaska than in Florida. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Utah· 46th of 51

$316

AK $1,023FL $282

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.