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Nuclear Scan For Stomach-Type Lining In The Bowel

Maine 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 October 2026.

How much does Nuclear Scan For Stomach-Type Lining In The Bowel cost?

$263

Typical negotiated rate. In Maine, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $263 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $234 to $355.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,096 · 10th to 90th $794 to $1,862Professionalmedian $257 · 10th to 90th $204 to $417
$200$500$1Kfacility $1,096professional $257

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$234.42
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,862.09
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$354.81
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$51.29
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$302.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$977.24
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$416.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$61.66
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$354.81
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$416.87
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$58.88
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$363.08
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$234.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$416.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$58.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$363.08

Where Maine sits

The same service costs 4.4 times more in Alaska than in Texas. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Maine· 29th of 51

$263

AK $741TX $170

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.