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Nuclear Scan For Damaged Heart Muscle

South Carolina 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?

$182

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $182 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $170 to $257.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $182 · 10th to 90th $170 to $302
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0Kprofessional $182

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
$36.31
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$36.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$257.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$199.53
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$416.87
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$309.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$478.63
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$389.05
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$436.52
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$346.74

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina $182 · 48th 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.