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Esophageal Transit Scan

Washington 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 $78 · 10th–90th $37$3020%10%10th90th$78$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K

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
$37.15
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$125.89
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$724.44
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$1,819.70
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$44.67
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$724.44