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Right Heart Chamber Pumping Measurement, Added

California rates for HCPCS 78496

An extra measurement made during a nuclear heart scan. The camera tracks the tracer on its first sweep through the heart to work out how much blood the right-sided pumping chamber ejects with each beat. It is performed as part of the main scan and billed in addition to it.

Rates data updated July 2026.

Professionalmedian $91 · 10th–90th $40$2880%5%10th90th$91$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Facility and professional rates are different services and are charted separately. Need provider-level prices? Contact us.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$257.04
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$295.12
Blue Shield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$165.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$302.00
Contra Costa Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$58.88
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$107.15
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$1,737.80
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$40.74
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$309.03
Sutter Health Plus
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$144.54
The Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$204.17
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$229.09