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Nuclear Scan For Stomach-Type Lining In The Bowel

Minnesota 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?

$398

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $398 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $380 from a physician practice, and about $776 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$380$282 to $501
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$776$537 to $1,445

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $776 · 10th to 90th $331 to $1,622Professionalmedian $380 · 10th to 90th $219 to $646
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $776professional $380

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
$199.53
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$1,230.27
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$389.05
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$2,884.03
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$645.65
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,862.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$562.34
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,445.44
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$436.52
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$1,174.90
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$758.58
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,445.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$645.65

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota $398 · 3rd 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.