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Nuclear Heart Blood-Flow Scan, One Study

West Virginia 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?

$302

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $302 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $288 to $347.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $302 · 10th to 90th $288 to $447
$200.0$500.0$1.0Kprofessional $302

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
$63.10
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$380.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$316.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$107.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$1,513.56
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$302.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$1,202.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$741.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$181.97
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$549.54

Where West Virginia 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.

West Virginia $302 · 44th 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.