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Esophageal Transit Scan

Minnesota 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 $110 · 10th–90th $34$2570%10%20%10th90th$110$10.0$20.0$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
$33.88
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$33.88
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$28.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$331.13
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$257.04