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Nuclear Scan For Stomach-Type Lining In The Bowel

Rhode Island 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?

$251

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $251 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $251 from a physician practice, and about $794 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$251$219 to $251
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$794$661 to $891

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $794 · 10th to 90th $550 to $955Professionalmedian $251 · 10th to 90th $204 to $380
$200.0$500.0$1.0Kfacility $794professional $251

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
$660.69
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$660.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$251.19
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$933.25
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$501.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,698.24
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$524.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$891.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$389.05

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island $251 · 23rd 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.