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Other Nuclear Heart Or Blood Vessel Study

Wisconsin rates for HCPCS 78499

Covers a nuclear medicine study of the heart or blood vessels when the test performed has no standard named entry of its own. A small amount of radioactive tracer is given and a special camera records where it travels, showing blood flow, pumping function, or areas of damaged muscle. The report describes exactly what was done.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Other Nuclear Heart Or Blood Vessel Study cost?

$1,660

Typical facility fee. In Wisconsin, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,660 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,023 to $1,905.

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 $1,622 · 10th to 90th $200 to $2,239Professionalmedian $3,311 · 10th to 90th $2,692 to $3,311
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,622professional $3,311

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$199.53
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$2,691.53
DeanCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,290.87
DeanCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$363.08
DeanCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$363.08
DeanCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$363.08
DeanCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$316.23
DeanCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,290.87
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,023.29
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$3,311.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,071.52

Where Wisconsin sits

The same service costs 60.3 times more in New Hampshire than in Alaska. 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.

Wisconsin· 6th of 46

$1,660

NH $3,631AK $60.26

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.