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Nuclear Vein Scan for Clot, One Side

Nevada 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?

$191

Typical negotiated rate. In Nevada, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $191 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $182 from a physician practice, and about $219 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$182$162 to $275
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$219$178 to $219

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $219 · 10th to 90th $138 to $1,445Professionalmedian $182 · 10th to 90th $151 to $347
$1$10$100$1Kfacility $219professional $182

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
$173.78
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$190.55
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$218.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$380.19
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$79.43
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$302.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$3,019.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$346.74
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.07
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$281.84
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$251.19
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$275.42

Where Nevada 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.

Nevada· 38th of 51

$191

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.