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Nuclear Scan For A Fresh Blood Clot In A Vein

South Dakota 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?

$537

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $537 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $309 to $676.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $389 · 10th to 90th $316 to $708Professionalmedian $537 · 10th to 90th $263 to $851
$500facility $389professional $537

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
$316.23
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$316.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$309.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$851.14
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$707.95
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$707.95
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$707.95
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$562.34
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$794.33
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$575.44

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota· 7th of 51

$537

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.