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Esophageal Transit Scan

Oregon 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 $74 · 10th–90th $54$830%20%40%10th90th$74Professionalmedian $78 · 10th–90th $65$810%20%40%10th90th$78$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K

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
$53.70
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$83.18
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$81.28
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,174.90