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Esophageal Transit Scan

Montana 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 $51 · 10th–90th $51$630%20%40%90th$51

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
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$63.10
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$63.10