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Nuclear Scan For Stomach-Type Lining In The Bowel

Michigan 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 Michigan, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $214 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $214 from a physician practice, and about $282 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$214$178 to $263
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$282$214 to $427

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $282 · 10th to 90th $178 to $661Professionalmedian $214 · 10th to 90th $170 to $302
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0Kfacility $282professional $214

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
$177.83
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$213.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$213.80
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$691.83
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$302.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$549.54
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$831.76
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$316.23
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$323.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$1,047.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$323.59

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan $214 · 33rd 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.