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Nuclear Scan For Stomach-Type Lining In The Bowel

Delaware 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 October 2026.

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

$234

Typical negotiated rate. In Delaware, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $234 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $178 to $302.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $288 · 10th to 90th $191 to $631Professionalmedian $234 · 10th to 90th $151 to $468
$200$500$1Kfacility $288professional $234

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$309.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$190.55
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$630.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$436.52
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$478.63

Where Delaware sits

The same service costs 4.4 times more in Alaska than in Texas. 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.

Delaware· 37th of 51

$234

AK $741TX $170

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.