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Nuclear Scan For Damaged Heart Muscle

Alaska rates for HCPCS 78469

A nuclear medicine scan that uses a small dose of radioactive tracer which gathers in areas of heart muscle that are damaged or hold abnormal deposits. A camera rotates around the chest to build cross-sectional images, so the affected areas can be located and their extent judged. It differs from a stress test, which looks at blood flow to the muscle rather than the muscle itself.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Nuclear Scan For Damaged Heart Muscle cost?

$617

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $617 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $603 to $832.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $617 · 10th to 90th $513 to $1,259
$200.0$500.0$1.0Kprofessional $617

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$831.76
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$1,071.52
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$676.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$512.86
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,258.93
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$954.99
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,122.02
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$891.25
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$676.08
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$512.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,445.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,096.48

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 4.9 times more in Wyoming than in Florida. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Alaska $617 · 2nd of 51
WY $813FL $166

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.