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Nuclear Scan For Damaged Heart Muscle

Massachusetts 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?

$263

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $263 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $234 to $479.

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 $263 · 10th to 90th $186 to $676
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0Kprofessional $263

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
$33.88
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$933.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$776.25
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$275.42
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$1,023.29
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$1,202.26
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$323.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$676.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$549.54
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$354.81
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$645.65
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$426.58
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$275.42
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$1,023.29
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$1,202.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$912.01
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$512.86

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts $263 · 21st 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.