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Nuclear Scan For Stomach-Type Lining In The Bowel

Oregon 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?

$355

Typical negotiated rate. In Oregon, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $355 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $427 from a physician practice, and about $302 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 8 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$427$309 to $479
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$302$64.57 to $372

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $302 · 10th to 90th $54 to $479Professionalmedian $427 · 10th to 90th $269 to $589
$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0K$1.0Mfacility $302professional $427

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
$316.23
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$489.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$1,174.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,096.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$549.54
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$467.74
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$616.60
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$575.44
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$407.38
Pacific Source
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$416.87
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$812.83
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$549.54
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,659.59
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$549.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,202.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$602.56

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon $355 · 7th 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.