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Nuclear Vein Scan for Clot, One Side

Indiana 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?

$162

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $162 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $155 from a physician practice, and about $676 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$155$145 to $204
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$676$372 to $1,122

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $676 · 10th to 90th $145 to $2,089Professionalmedian $155 · 10th to 90th $123 to $282
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $676professional $155

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,548.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$37.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$114.82
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$2,238.72
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$223.87
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$69.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$147.91
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$151.36
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$457.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$354.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$77.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$275.42
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$2,137.96
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$302.00
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$66.07
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$234.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$398.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$83.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$309.03
2 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
$61.66
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$30.90

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana· 48th of 51

$162

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.