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First-Pass Nuclear Scan Of Heart Pumping Function

Minnesota 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?

$331

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $331 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $251 to $447.

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 $331 · 10th to 90th $195 to $575
$200$500$1Kprofessional $331

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
$128.82
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$338.84
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$575.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$512.86
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$389.05
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$645.65
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$549.54

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 5th of 51

$331

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.