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Esophageal Transit Scan

Tennessee 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 $186 · 10th–90th $54$2090%50%10th90th$186$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
$53.70
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$194.98
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$208.93