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3D Nuclear Heart Pumping Scan At Rest

Vermont rates for HCPCS 78494

A nuclear scan in which a small amount of radioactive tracer is attached to the blood and a camera records images timed to the heartbeat, building three-dimensional pictures of the heart. Taken while the patient is resting, it shows how well the heart walls move and what share of the blood in the chamber each beat pushes out.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does 3D Nuclear Heart Pumping Scan At Rest cost?

$324

Typical negotiated rate. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $324 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $309 to $457.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,467 · 10th to 90th $1,514 to $4,898Professionalmedian $324 · 10th to 90th $282 to $603
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $4,467professional $324

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$281.84
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$4,897.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$741.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$977.24

Where Vermont sits

The same service costs 4.7 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.

Vermont· 23rd of 51

$324

AK $851TX $182

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.