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First-Pass Nuclear Scan Of Heart Pumping Function

Indiana 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?

$245

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $245 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $245 from a physician practice, and about $490 from a hospital or other facility.

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$245$195 to $275
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$490$331 to $1,122

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $490 · 10th to 90th $170 to $2,188Professionalmedian $245 · 10th to 90th $151 to $355
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $490professional $245

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
$147.91
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,548.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$44.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$114.82
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,818.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$331.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$87.10
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$251.19
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$154.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$467.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$398.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$97.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$263.03
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$2,137.96
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$309.03
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$83.18
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$223.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$371.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$107.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$288.40
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$32.36

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana· 27th of 51

$245

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.