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Nuclear Scan For Stomach-Type Lining In The Bowel

West 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 October 2026.

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

$275

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $275 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $186 to $562.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $437 · 10th to 90th $288 to $1,122Professionalmedian $245 · 10th to 90th $166 to $676
$200$500$1Kfacility $437professional $245

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
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$363.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$173.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$575.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$891.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$165.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$758.58
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,122.02
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$562.34
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$93.33
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$467.74

Where West Virginia 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.

West Virginia· 26th of 51

$275

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.