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First-Pass Nuclear Scan Of Heart Pumping Function

Alaska rates for HCPCS 78481

A radioactive tracer is injected into a vein and a camera records its very first sweep through the chambers of the heart. From that recording the scan measures how much of the blood in a chamber is pushed out with each beat, which is a direct measure of pumping strength. A single study is performed, either with the patient at rest or with the heart under stress.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does First-Pass Nuclear Scan Of Heart Pumping Function cost?

$676

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $676 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $676 from a physician practice, and about $490 from a hospital or other facility.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$676$490 to $676
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$490$490 to $692

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $490 · 10th to 90th $479 to $708Professionalmedian $676 · 10th to 90th $407 to $676
$200$500$1Kfacility $490professional $676

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$489.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$489.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$537.03
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$707.95
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$1,023.29
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$676.08
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$691.83
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$537.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$1,288.25

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 4.8 times more in Alaska than in Texas. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Alaska· 1st of 51

$676

AK $676TX $141

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.