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Nuclear Scan For Stomach-Type Lining In The Bowel

Idaho 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?

$339

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $339 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $302 from a physician practice, and about $871 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 8 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$302$219 to $389
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$871$513 to $1,122

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $871 · 10th to 90th $417 to $1,349Professionalmedian $302 · 10th to 90th $209 to $389
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0Kfacility $871professional $302

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
$478.63
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$478.63
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$389.05
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,412.54
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$478.63
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,258.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$478.63
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$562.34
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$426.58
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,412.54
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$407.38
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,047.13
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$436.52
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$478.63

Where Idaho 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.

Idaho $339 · 9th 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.