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Nuclear Scan For Damaged Heart Muscle

Montana 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 October 2026.

How much does Nuclear Scan For Damaged Heart Muscle cost?

$288

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $288 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $288 from a physician practice, and about $347 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$288$204 to $339
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$347$67.61 to $372

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $347 · 10th to 90th $62 to $437Professionalmedian $288 · 10th to 90th $66 to $380
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $347professional $288

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$234.42
BCBS Montana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,819.70
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$549.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$630.96
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$380.19
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$371.54
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$549.54
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$338.84
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$69.18
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$269.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$407.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$81.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$323.59

Where Montana sits

The same service costs 4.6 times more in Alaska than in Texas. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Montana· 29th of 51

$288

AK $832TX $182

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.