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Esophageal Transit Scan

Wisconsin 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 $100 · 10th–90th $50$1820%10%20%10th90th$100Professionalmedian $87 · 10th–90th $87$870%50%100%$87$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
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$69.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$165.96
Quartz
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$208.93
Security Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$87.10