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Nuclear Scan For Damaged Heart Muscle

Arizona 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?

$229

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $229 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $204 to $363.

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.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $229 · 10th to 90th $151 to $1,318
$200.0$500.0$1.0Kprofessional $229

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
$134.90
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$208.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$1,318.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$1,071.52
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$1,698.24
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$1,380.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$436.52
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$354.81
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$199.53
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$1,380.38
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$1,174.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$426.58
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$346.74

Where Arizona 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.

Arizona $229 · 36th 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.