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Nuclear Scan For Stomach-Type Lining In The Bowel

Kansas 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?

$214

Typical negotiated rate. In Kansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $214 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $209 from a physician practice, and about $229 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$209$178 to $302
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$229$204 to $389

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $229 · 10th to 90th $174 to $513Professionalmedian $209 · 10th to 90th $148 to $302
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0Kfacility $229professional $209

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
$204.17
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$389.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$213.80
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$302.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$1,348.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$436.52
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$446.68
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$1,258.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$794.33
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$380.19

Where Kansas 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.

Kansas $214 · 35th 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.