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Nuclear Vein Scan for Clot, One Side

Alaska rates for HCPCS 78457

A nuclear scan of the veins of one limb, done by injecting a tracer into a vein and following it with a camera as it travels back toward the heart. Places where the tracer is held up or diverted into surface veins suggest a clot blocking the deep veins. Only one side is examined.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Nuclear Vein Scan for Clot, One Side cost?

$631

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $631 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $631 from a physician practice, and about $490 from a hospital or other facility.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$631$457 to $631
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$490$457 to $646

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $490 · 10th to 90th $457 to $692Professionalmedian $631 · 10th to 90th $417 to $631
$200$500$1Kfacility $490professional $631

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$457.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$457.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$549.54
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$645.65
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$954.99
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$630.96
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$691.83
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$549.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$1,659.59

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 4.8 times more in Alabama than in Texas. 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.

Alaska· 2nd of 51

$631

AL $661TX $138

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.