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Nuclear Scan For Damaged Heart Muscle

Tennessee 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?

$191

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $191 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $178 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 $191 · 10th to 90th $170 to $525
$200.0$500.0$1.0Kprofessional $191

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
$69.18
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$309.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$245.47
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$398.11
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$426.58
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$478.63
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$380.19
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$275.42
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$1,737.80
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,380.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$436.52
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$354.81

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee $191 · 47th 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.