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Nuclear Scan For Stomach-Type Lining In The Bowel

Nebraska 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?

$372

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $372 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $347 from a physician practice, and about $676 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$347$174 to $676
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$676$219 to $1,000

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $676 · 10th to 90th $166 to $1,380Professionalmedian $347 · 10th to 90th $174 to $1,175
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0Kfacility $676professional $347

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
$173.78
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$1,174.90
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$2,187.76
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$346.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,000.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$549.54
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,230.27
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$1,258.93
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$457.09
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,000.00
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$436.52
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$912.01
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$691.83

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska $372 · 6th 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.