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Nuclear Scan For A Fresh Blood Clot In A Vein

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 78456

An imaging test in which a small amount of a radioactive tracer that sticks to fresh clot material is injected into a vein, and a scanning camera then shows where clots have formed. It is used to find a recent clot in the deep veins.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Nuclear Scan For A Fresh Blood Clot In A Vein cost?

$282

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $282 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $282 from a physician practice, and about $282 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$282$282 to $363
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$282$282 to $2,692

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $282 · 10th to 90th $282 to $6,607Professionalmedian $282 · 10th to 90th $282 to $813
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $282professional $282

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$281.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$281.84
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,584.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$3,630.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$1,445.44
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$691.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,623.41
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$7,585.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$1,071.52

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 5.0 times more in Wyoming 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.

Washington, DC· 40th of 51

$282

WY $1,122FL $224

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.