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Nuclear Scan For Damaged Heart Muscle

Louisiana 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 Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $251 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $240 to $269.

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 $251 · 10th to 90th $209 to $324
$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
$50.12
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$269.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$257.04
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$288.40
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$218.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$489.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$380.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$346.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$275.42

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana $251 · 25th 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.