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Nuclear Scan For Damaged Heart Muscle

Colorado 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?

$219

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $219 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $214 to $275.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $219 · 10th to 90th $170 to $398
$200.0$500.0$1.0Kprofessional $219

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
$43.65
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$43.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$218.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$173.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$436.52
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$354.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$512.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$407.38
Denver HMP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$398.11
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,258.93
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$239.88
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,023.29
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$91.20
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$288.40
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$229.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$645.65
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$524.81

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado $219 · 39th 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.