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Nuclear Scan For Damaged Heart Muscle

Iowa 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?

$251

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $251 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $182 to $501.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $251 · 10th to 90th $162 to $1,514
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0Kprofessional $251

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
$38.02
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$269.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$1,513.56
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$1,258.93
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$144.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$616.60
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$489.78
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$977.24
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$158.49
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$831.76
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$199.53
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$870.96
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$1,174.90
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$891.25
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$165.96
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$724.44
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$144.54
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$537.03
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$426.58
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$354.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$537.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$426.58
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$407.38
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$323.59

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa $251 · 27th 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.