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Nuclear Heart Blood-Flow Scan, One Study

Vermont 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?

$355

Typical negotiated rate. In Vermont, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $355 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $355 to $437.

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 $355 · 10th to 90th $355 to $631
$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kprofessional $355

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$380.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$316.23
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$389.05
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$1,348.96
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$87.10
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$354.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$1,122.02
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$204.17
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$630.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,445.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$218.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$758.58

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont $355 · 34th 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.