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Nuclear Vein Scan for Clot, One Side

Iowa 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?

$316

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $316 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $295 from a physician practice, and about $550 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$295$200 to $363
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$550$295 to $1,047

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $550 · 10th to 90th $204 to $1,479Professionalmedian $295 · 10th to 90th $166 to $479
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $550professional $295

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
$134.90
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$204.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$151.36
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$660.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$457.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$97.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$363.08
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$446.68
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$104.71
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$346.74
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$1,380.38
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$1,096.48
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$316.23
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$870.96
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$407.38
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$660.69
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$512.86
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,698.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$371.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$77.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$295.12
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$331.13
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$70.79
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$263.03

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 9th of 51

$316

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.