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Nuclear Scan For Damaged Heart Muscle

Washington 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?

$398

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $398 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $269 to $513.

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 $398 · 10th to 90th $191 to $661
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0Kprofessional $398

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
$48.98
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$660.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$524.81
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$954.99
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$676.08
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$537.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$676.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$537.03
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$2,344.23
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$691.83
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$562.34
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$57.54
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$588.84
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$467.74
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$954.99
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$660.69
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$524.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$588.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$489.78
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$467.74
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$371.54

Where Washington 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.

Washington $398 · 6th 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.