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Nuclear Scan For Stomach-Type Lining In The Bowel

Montana 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?

$269

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $269 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $269 from a physician practice, and about $316 from a hospital or other facility.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$269$186 to $316
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$316$47.86 to $363

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $316 · 10th to 90th $45 to $372Professionalmedian $269 · 10th to 90th $48 to $372
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $316professional $269

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
$218.78
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$218.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$537.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$562.34
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$363.08
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$338.84
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$537.03
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$316.23
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$44.67
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$269.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$380.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$52.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$331.13

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 27th of 51

$269

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.