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Tracer Scan for Vein Clots on Both Sides

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 78458

A scan that uses a small amount of radioactive tracer given through a vein, with a camera following it to show where flow through the veins is blocked by a clot. This version covers imaging the veins on both sides of the body.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Tracer Scan for Vein Clots on Both Sides cost?

$191

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $191 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $191 from a physician practice, and about $191 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$191$191 to $240
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$191$191 to $1,585

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $191 · 10th to 90th $191 to $2,042Professionalmedian $191 · 10th to 90th $191 to $708
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $191professional $191

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. 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
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$190.55
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$933.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$1,584.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$954.99
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$457.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,344.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$707.95

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 5.0 times more in Wyoming than in Florida. 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.

Washington, DC· 40th of 51

$191

WY $759FL $151

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.