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Nuclear Scan For Damaged Heart Muscle

Texas 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 Texas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $182 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $155 to $234.

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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $182 · 10th to 90th $60 to $347
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0Kprofessional $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
$27.54
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$309.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$245.47
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$204.17
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$467.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$363.08
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
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$812.83
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$645.65
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$436.52
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$354.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$354.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$288.40
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$275.42
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$218.78

Where Texas 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.

Texas $182 · 50th 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.