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Nuclear Scan For A Fresh Blood Clot In A Vein

Tennessee 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 Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $269 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $269 from a physician practice, and about $759 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$269$251 to $355
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$759$490 to $1,514

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $759 · 10th to 90th $251 to $4,074Professionalmedian $269 · 10th to 90th $245 to $724
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $759professional $269

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
$223.87
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$467.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$436.52
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$562.34
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,047.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$660.69
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$4,073.80
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$2,344.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,884.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$602.56

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 44th 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.