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Nuclear Scan For A Fresh Blood Clot In A Vein

New York 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?

$316

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $316 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $302 from a physician practice, and about $372 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 9 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$302$257 to $437
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$372$263 to $776

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $372 · 10th to 90th $204 to $1,047Professionalmedian $302 · 10th to 90th $214 to $794
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $372professional $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
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$676.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$812.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$741.31
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$371.54
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$436.52
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$2,454.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,380.38
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$645.65
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$630.96
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$60.26
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$524.81
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$53,703.18
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$812.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$3,235.94
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$870.96
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$537.03
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$602.56

Where New York 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 York· 30th of 51

$316

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.