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Nuclear Scan For Stomach-Type Lining In The Bowel

Colorado 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?

$195

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $195 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $195 from a physician practice, and about $372 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 7 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$195$195 to $251
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$372$195 to $603

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $372 · 10th to 90th $174 to $891Professionalmedian $195 · 10th to 90th $155 to $372
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0Kfacility $372professional $195

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
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$194.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$194.98
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$954.99
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$398.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,621.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$501.19
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$446.68
Denver HMP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$354.81
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,174.90
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$407.38
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$257.04
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$851.14
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$588.84

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado $195 · 43rd 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.