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Nuclear Vein Scan for Clot, One Side

Oregon 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?

$275

Typical negotiated rate. In Oregon, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $275 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $380 from a physician practice, and about $245 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$380$269 to $447
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$245$74.13 to $339

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $245 · 10th to 90th $62 to $562Professionalmedian $380 · 10th to 90th $224 to $479
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $245professional $380

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
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,023.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$251.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$478.63
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$104.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$363.08
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$478.63
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$562.34
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$426.58
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$338.84
Pacific Source
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$165.96
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$1,659.59
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$457.09
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$104.71
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$363.08
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$5,370.32
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$457.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,691.53
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$537.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$123.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$416.87

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon· 12th of 51

$275

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.