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Nuclear Scan For Damaged Heart Muscle

New Mexico 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?

$240

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $240 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $229 from a physician practice, and about $355 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$229$195 to $355
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$355$324 to $389

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $355 · 10th to 90th $155 to $2,344Professionalmedian $229 · 10th to 90th $43 to $437
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $355professional $229

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$251.19
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$239.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$389.05
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$457.09
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$208.93
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$389.05
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$457.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$2,344.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$380.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$77.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$309.03

Where New Mexico 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.

New Mexico· 41st of 51

$240

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.