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Nuclear Vein Scan for Clot, One Side

Nebraska 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?

$372

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $372 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $324 from a physician practice, and about $2,630 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$324$263 to $417
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,630$933 to $3,162

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,630 · 10th to 90th $398 to $4,898Professionalmedian $324 · 10th to 90th $200 to $525
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,630professional $324

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
$144.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$144.54
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$6,456.54
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$64.57
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$288.40
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$933.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$457.09
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$3,162.28
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$524.81
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$316.23
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$870.96
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$436.52
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$933.25
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$416.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$912.01
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$537.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$109.65
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$426.58

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 5th of 51

$372

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.