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First-Pass Nuclear Scan Of Heart Pumping Function

Kentucky 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 July 2026.

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

$178

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $178 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $151 to $224.

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 $178 · 10th to 90th $138 to $427
$50$100$200$500$1Kprofessional $178

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$275.42
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$363.08
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$69.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$1,096.48
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$302.00

Where Kentucky sits

The same service costs 4.9 times more in Wyoming than in Florida. 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.

Kentucky· 39th of 51

$178

WY $646FL $132

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.