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Nuclear Vein Scan for Clot, One Side

South Dakota 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?

$295

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $295 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $219 to $372.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $234 · 10th to 90th $195 to $282Professionalmedian $302 · 10th to 90th $162 to $457
$200$500facility $234professional $302

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
$181.97
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$158.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$457.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$97.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$363.08
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$281.84
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$436.52
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$77.62
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$302.00
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$436.52
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$309.03
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$69.18
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$245.47
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$363.08
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$74.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$288.40
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$338.84

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota· 10th of 51

$295

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.