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Nuclear Scan For Stomach-Type Lining In The Bowel

Arizona rates for HCPCS 78261

An imaging test in which a small amount of radioactive tracer is injected into a vein and taken up by stomach-type lining tissue. A camera then shows whether such tissue is sitting somewhere outside the stomach, a well-known cause of unexplained bleeding from the bowel in children and young adults.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Nuclear Scan For Stomach-Type Lining In The Bowel cost?

$257

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $257 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $219 from a physician practice, and about $550 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$219$186 to $457
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$550$295 to $832

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $550 · 10th to 90th $174 to $1,072Professionalmedian $219 · 10th to 90th $170 to $1,175
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0Kfacility $550professional $219

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$1,174.90
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,230.27
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$1,548.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,023.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$407.38
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$588.84
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$1,258.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$630.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$416.87

Where Arizona sits

The same service costs 4.5 times more in Wyoming than in Florida. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Arizona $257 · 22nd of 51
WY $724FL $162

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.