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Nuclear Vein Scan for Clot, One Side

Idaho 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?

$347

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $347 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $295 from a physician practice, and about $1,000 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$295$195 to $347
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,000$562 to $1,479

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,000 · 10th to 90th $204 to $1,862Professionalmedian $295 · 10th to 90th $63 to $380
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $1,000professional $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
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$338.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$346.74
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,862.09
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$407.38
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$91.20
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$316.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$302.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$66.07
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$234.42
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$489.78
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$371.54
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$346.74
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$407.38
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,905.46
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$371.54
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$1,819.70
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$194.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$380.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$72.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$316.23

Where Idaho 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.

Idaho· 6th of 51

$347

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.