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Nuclear Scan For Stomach-Type Lining In The Bowel

New Mexico 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?

$229

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $229 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $229 from a physician practice, and about $288 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 5 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$229$145 to $347
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$288$240 to $468

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $288 · 10th to 90th $240 to $891Professionalmedian $229 · 10th to 90th $145 to $1,175
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0Kfacility $288professional $229

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$288.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$1,174.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$389.05
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$457.09
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$147.91
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$467.74
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$457.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,737.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$371.54

Where New Mexico 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.

New Mexico $229 · 29th 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.