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Nuclear Scan For A Fresh Blood Clot In A Vein

North Carolina 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?

$257

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $257 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $257 from a physician practice, and about $389 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 6 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$257$257 to $437
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$389$257 to $661

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $389 · 10th to 90th $257 to $832Professionalmedian $257 · 10th to 90th $209 to $724
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $389professional $257

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
$316.23
Typical High
$724.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$724.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,584.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$870.96
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$371.54
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$691.83
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$251.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$2,884.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$812.83
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$4,073.80
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,344.23

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 48th of 51

$257

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.