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Nuclear Scan For Stomach-Type Lining In The Bowel

Utah 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?

$269

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $269 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $263 from a physician practice, and about $692 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 7 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$263$178 to $275
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$692$269 to $1,230

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $692 · 10th to 90th $269 to $1,230Professionalmedian $263 · 10th to 90th $42 to $331
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0Kfacility $692professional $263

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
$269.15
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$1,230.27
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$269.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,621.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$389.05
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$457.09
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,445.44
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$537.03
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$281.84
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$295.12
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$323.59
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$346.74

Where Utah 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.

Utah $269 · 18th 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.