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Nuclear Scan For Stomach-Type Lining In The Bowel

Washington, DC 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?

$182

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $182 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $182 from a physician practice, and about $182 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$182$182 to $245
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$182$182 to $1,738

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $182 · 10th to 90th $182 to $2,138Professionalmedian $182 · 10th to 90th $182 to $676
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $182professional $182

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$181.97
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,096.48
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,137.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$954.99
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$436.52
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,344.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$676.08

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 4.5 times more in Wyoming than in Florida. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Washington, DC· 45th of 51

$182

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.