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Nuclear Scan For A Fresh Blood Clot In A Vein

New Mexico 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?

$355

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $355 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $355 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 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$355$219 to $525
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$389$372 to $708

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $389 · 10th to 90th $309 to $3,020Professionalmedian $355 · 10th to 90th $219 to $1,862
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $389professional $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. 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
$371.54
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$436.52
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$1,862.09
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$588.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$676.08
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$223.87
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$707.95
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$676.08
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$5,623.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$524.81

Where New Mexico 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.

New Mexico· 20th of 51

$355

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.