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Nuclear Scan For Damaged Heart Muscle

Alabama 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?

$257

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $257 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $191 to $257.

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.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $257 · 10th to 90th $182 to $309
$200.0$500.0$1.0Kprofessional $257

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
$57.54
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$309.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$234.42
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$257.04
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$204.17
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$741.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$588.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$346.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$281.84

Where Alabama 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.

Alabama $257 · 22nd 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.