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Nuclear Vein Scan for Clot, One Side

Colorado 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?

$263

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $263 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $245 from a physician practice, and about $427 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$245$191 to $331
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$427$234 to $550

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $427 · 10th to 90th $148 to $1,072Professionalmedian $245 · 10th to 90th $162 to $417
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $427professional $245

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
$120.23
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$38.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$141.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$870.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$446.68
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$97.72
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$346.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$2,187.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$416.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$79.43
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$323.59
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$288.40
Denver HMP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$323.59
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$371.54
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$75.86
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$295.12
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$371.54
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$213.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$2,818.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$426.58
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$89.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$323.59
3 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$40.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$162.18

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 15th of 51

$263

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.