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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 October 2026.

How much does Nuclear Scan For Stomach-Type Lining In The Bowel cost?

$288

Typical negotiated rate. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $288 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $263 to $363.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 $4,677 · 10th to 90th $1,349 to $5,129Professionalmedian $282 · 10th to 90th $251 to $550
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $4,677professional $282

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$263.03
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$5,128.61
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$794.33
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$851.14

Where Vermont sits

The same service costs 4.4 times more in Alaska than in Texas. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Vermont· 21st of 51

$288

AK $741TX $170

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.