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Esophageal Transit Scan

Nebraska 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 $214 · 10th–90th $107$3310%20%10th90th$214Professionalmedian $74 · 10th–90th $65$830%20%40%10th90th$74$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
$107.15
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$331.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$186.21
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$154.88
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$83.18
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$186.21