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Nuclear Vein Scan for Clot, One Side

Arkansas 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?

$269

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $269 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $214 from a physician practice, and about $1,230 from a hospital or other facility.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$214$182 to $263
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,230$1,230 to $1,380

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,230 · 10th to 90th $269 to $1,660Professionalmedian $214 · 10th to 90th $158 to $282
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $1,230professional $214

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$234.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$234.42
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,659.59
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$275.42
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$58.88
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$213.80
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$933.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$323.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$70.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$251.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,621.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$295.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$69.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$229.09

Where Arkansas 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.

Arkansas· 13th of 51

$269

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.