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Nuclear Scan For Stomach-Type Lining In The Bowel

Vermont 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?

$263

Typical negotiated rate. In Vermont, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $263 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $263 to $288.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,349 · 10th to 90th $1,349 to $5,129Professionalmedian $263 · 10th to 90th $263 to $363
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $1,349professional $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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$263.03
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$5,128.61
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$794.33
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$851.14

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont $263 · 19th 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.