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Tracer Scan for Vein Clots on Both Sides

Rhode Island 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 October 2026.

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

$269

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $269 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $229 from a physician practice, and about $794 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$229$195 to $295
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$794$741 to $933

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $794 · 10th to 90th $676 to $1,202Professionalmedian $229 · 10th to 90th $178 to $372
$200$500$1Kfacility $794professional $229

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
$218.78
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,202.26
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$316.23
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$72.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,698.24
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$436.52
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$891.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$371.54

Where Rhode Island sits

The same service costs 5.0 times more in Alaska 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· 21st of 51

$269

AK $776TX $155

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.