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Nuclear Scan For Damaged Heart Muscle

Minnesota 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?

$417

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $417 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $316 to $562.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $417 · 10th to 90th $251 to $741
$200.0$500.0$1.0Kprofessional $417

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
$158.49
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$426.58
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$331.13
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$37.15
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$741.31
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$575.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$426.58
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$630.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$501.19
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$331.13
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$489.78
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$389.05
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$831.76
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$1,174.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$707.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$562.34

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota $417 · 5th 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.