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Esophageal Transit Scan

Iowa 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 $59 · 10th–90th $30$2140%20%40%10th90th$59Professionalmedian $71 · 10th–90th $34$1350%10%10th90th$71$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. Need provider-level prices? Contact us.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$213.80
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$114.82
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$117.49
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$154.88
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$134.90
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$114.82