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Nuclear Vein Scan for Clot, One Side

Rhode Island 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?

$263

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $263 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $195 from a physician practice, and about $1,175 from a hospital or other facility.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$195$186 to $275
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,175$776 to $2,570

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,175 · 10th to 90th $708 to $2,818Professionalmedian $195 · 10th to 90th $141 to $372
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,175professional $195

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
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$194.98
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$2,691.53
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$380.19
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$72.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$5,754.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$371.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,202.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$316.23

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 14th of 51

$263

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.