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Nuclear Scan For Stomach-Type Lining In The Bowel

Maryland 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?

$182

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $182 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $182 from a physician practice, and about $166 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$182$174 to $269
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$166$112 to $240

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $166 · 10th to 90th $32 to $355Professionalmedian $182 · 10th to 90th $166 to $355
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0Kfacility $166professional $182

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$331.13
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$251.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$239.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$478.63
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$380.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$354.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$489.78
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$309.03

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland $182 · 47th 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.