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Nuclear Heart Pumping Scan, Rest and Stress

Maryland rates for HCPCS 78473

A nuclear scan that measures how strongly the heart's pumping chambers squeeze and what share of blood they push out with each beat. A small amount of radioactive tracer is attached to the blood and a camera records the heart in motion, both while the patient is resting and again while the heart is stressed.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Nuclear Heart Pumping Scan, Rest and Stress cost?

$269

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $269 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $251 to $339.

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.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $269 · 10th to 90th $240 to $562
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0Kprofessional $269

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
$57.54
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$562.34
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$338.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$588.84
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$616.60
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$125.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$691.83
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$436.52

Where Maryland sits

The same service costs 4.8 times more in Wyoming than in Florida. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Maryland $269 · 43rd of 51
WY $1,047FL $219

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.