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Nuclear Scan For Stomach-Type Lining In The Bowel

Virginia 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?

$214

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $214 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $209 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 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$209$182 to $288
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$245$145 to $380

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $245 · 10th to 90th $40 to $794Professionalmedian $209 · 10th to 90th $162 to $380
$20.0$100.0$500.0$2.0K$10.0Kfacility $245professional $209

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
$181.97
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$346.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$338.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$977.24
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$338.84
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$724.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,122.02
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$398.11
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$269.15
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$338.84
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$457.09
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$316.23
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$489.78
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$758.58
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$870.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$446.68

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia $214 · 34th 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.