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Nuclear Scan For Stomach-Type Lining In The Bowel

Georgia 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?

$275

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $275 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $234 from a physician practice, and about $389 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 6 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$234$178 to $355
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$389$282 to $550

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $389 · 10th to 90th $200 to $1,000Professionalmedian $234 · 10th to 90th $151 to $468
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0Kfacility $389professional $234

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
$177.83
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$1,096.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$588.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$549.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$389.05
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$467.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$501.19
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$537.03
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$263.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$977.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$478.63

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia $275 · 17th 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.