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Nuclear Scan For Damaged Heart Muscle

Arkansas 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?

$275

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $275 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $170 to $288.

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 $275 · 10th to 90th $148 to $372
$200.0$500.0$1.0Kprofessional $275

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
$69.18
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$346.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$275.42
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$323.59
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$251.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$426.58
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$302.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$380.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$295.12

Where Arkansas 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.

Arkansas $275 · 16th 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.