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Esophageal Transit Scan

Colorado rates for HCPCS 78258

A nuclear medicine test of how food and drink travel down the food pipe. You swallow a small amount of liquid mixed with a radioactive tracer while a camera records its passage, showing how quickly and how evenly it reaches the stomach. It is used when swallowing feels slow, sticky or obstructed.

Rates data updated July 2026.

Facilitymedian $34 · 10th–90th $34$340%50%$34Professionalmedian $288 · 10th–90th $49$2880%50%10th$288$50.0$100.0$200.0

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

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$33.88
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$288.40
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$72.44