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Nuclear Scan For Stomach-Type Lining In The Bowel

South Dakota 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 South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $355 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $209 to $437.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $240 · 10th to 90th $209 to $437Professionalmedian $355 · 10th to 90th $166 to $550
$200.0$500.0$1.0Kfacility $240professional $355

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
$208.93
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$239.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$199.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$549.54
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$457.09
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$537.03
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$457.09
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$436.52
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$512.86
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$371.54

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota $355 · 8th 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.