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Nuclear Vein Scan for Clot, One Side

Connecticut 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?

$240

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $240 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $204 to $331.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $389 · 10th to 90th $245 to $871Professionalmedian $229 · 10th to 90th $174 to $372
$200$500$1Kfacility $389professional $229

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
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$204.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$162.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$501.19
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$363.08
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$70.79
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$288.40
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$1,023.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$398.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$72.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$323.59
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$239.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$478.63
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$104.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$380.19
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
$72.44
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$40.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$162.18

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut· 21st of 51

$240

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.