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Nuclear Vein Scan for Clot, One Side

North Carolina 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?

$219

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $219 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $219 from a physician practice, and about $186 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$219$162 to $316
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$186$151 to $724

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $186 · 10th to 90th $151 to $724Professionalmedian $219 · 10th to 90th $151 to $457
$200$500facility $186professional $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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$151.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$123.03
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$102.33
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$389.05
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$724.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$489.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$102.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$380.19
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$223.87
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$186.21
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$389.05
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$97.72
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$316.23
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$177.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$457.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$102.33
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$346.74
8 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
$75.86
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$120.23
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$245.47
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$97.72
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$67.61
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$67.61
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$67.61

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 29th of 51

$219

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.