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Nuclear Vein Scan for Clot, One Side

Pennsylvania 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?

$174

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $174 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $170 from a physician practice, and about $562 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$170$151 to $224
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$562$324 to $1,148

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $562 · 10th to 90th $151 to $1,820Professionalmedian $170 · 10th to 90th $135 to $324
$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $562professional $170

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
$380.19
Typical High
$645.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$36.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$138.04
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$79,432.82
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$5,011.87
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$416.87
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$91.20
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$331.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,737.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$338.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$70.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$263.03
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$288.40
Geisinger
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$158.49
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$281.84
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$70.79
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$218.78
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$645.65
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$173.78
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$35.48
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$138.04
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$426.58
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$741.31
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$151.36
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$41.69
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$114.82
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$1,819.70
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$338.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$70.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$263.03
6 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
$70.79
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$34.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$138.04
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$87.10
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$34.67
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$138.04

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania· 45th of 51

$174

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.