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Esophageal Transit Scan

Nevada 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 $33 · 10th–90th $33$400%50%90th$33Professionalmedian $45 · 10th–90th $26$580%10%20%10th90th$45$0.5$1.0$2.0$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0

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
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$39.81
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$57.54
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$33.88