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First-Pass Nuclear Scan Of Heart Pumping Function

Utah 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?

$174

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $174 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $155 from a physician practice, and about $1,047 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$155$117 to $224
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,047$251 to $1,380

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,047 · 10th to 90th $224 to $1,660Professionalmedian $155 · 10th to 90th $68 to $295
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,047professional $155

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$223.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$223.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$2,290.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$346.74
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$190.55
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,778.28
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$363.08
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$251.19
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$323.59
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$295.12

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 47th of 51

$174

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.