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Nuclear Vein Scan for Clot, One Side

Maine 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?

$224

Typical negotiated rate. In Maine, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $224 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $204 to $295.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $813 · 10th to 90th $575 to $1,349Professionalmedian $219 · 10th to 90th $166 to $316
$200$500$1Kfacility $813professional $219

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
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$204.17
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,348.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$295.12
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$67.61
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$229.09
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$776.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$354.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$77.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$275.42
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$316.23
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$69.18
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$251.19
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$204.17
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$316.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$69.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$251.19

Where Maine 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.

Maine· 27th of 51

$224

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.