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Nuclear Scan For Stomach-Type Lining In The Bowel

Indiana 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?

$209

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $209 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $191 from a physician practice, and about $1,175 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$191$170 to $229
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,175$295 to $1,445

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,175 · 10th to 90th $191 to $1,622Professionalmedian $191 · 10th to 90th $170 to $295
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0Kfacility $1,175professional $191

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
$169.82
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,174.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$208.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,621.81
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$302.00
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$173.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$512.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$380.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$812.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$389.05

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana $209 · 38th 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.