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Nuclear Vein Scan for Clot, One Side

New Mexico 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?

$204

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $204 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $204 from a physician practice, and about $234 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$204$158 to $295
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$234$200 to $316

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $234 · 10th to 90th $129 to $2,344Professionalmedian $204 · 10th to 90th $129 to $363
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $234professional $204

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
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$204.17
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$316.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$363.08
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$147.91
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$316.23
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$363.08
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$2,344.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$302.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$63.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$251.19

Where New Mexico 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.

New Mexico· 34th of 51

$204

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.