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Nuclear Scan For A Fresh Blood Clot In A Vein

Indiana 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?

$269

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $269 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $263 from a physician practice, and about $3,981 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$263$240 to $288
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,981$457 to $4,677

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,981 · 10th to 90th $257 to $5,248Professionalmedian $263 · 10th to 90th $195 to $398
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $3,981professional $263

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
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$4,073.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$323.59
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$5,248.07
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$316.23
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$269.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$954.99
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$602.56
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$2,630.27
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$562.34

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana· 42nd of 51

$269

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.