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Esophageal Transit Scan

Virginia 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 $60 · 10th–90th $30$2240%20%10th90th$60Professionalmedian $44 · 10th–90th $33$650%20%10th90th$44$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
$29.51
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$223.87
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$45.71
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$74.13