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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 July 2026.

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

$257

Typical negotiated rate. In Maine, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $257 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $234 to $347.

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 $891 to $1,096Professionalmedian $257 · 10th to 90th $229 to $407
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0Kfacility $1,096professional $257

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$257.04
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,096.48
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$346.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$489.78
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$524.81
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$316.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$524.81

Where Maine 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.

Maine $257 · 20th 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.