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Nuclear Scan For Stomach-Type Lining In The Bowel

Oklahoma 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?

$178

Typical negotiated rate. In Oklahoma, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $178 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $170 from a physician practice, and about $245 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 4 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$170$145 to $195
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$245$148 to $363

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $245 · 10th to 90th $148 to $851Professionalmedian $170 · 10th to 90th $129 to $240
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0Kfacility $245professional $170

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
$147.91
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$257.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$194.98
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$660.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$288.40
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$1,380.38
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$467.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$831.76
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$389.05

Where Oklahoma 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.

Oklahoma $178 · 50th 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.