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Nuclear Medicine Study for Acid Reflux

Michigan rates for HCPCS 78262

An imaging test that uses a small amount of a radioactive tracer, swallowed or given by mouth, to track whether stomach contents flow backward into the esophagus. A special camera follows the tracer's movement over time to detect and measure episodes of reflux. It is used when doctors need objective evidence of reflux, for example when symptoms are unclear or other tests haven't given a clear answer.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Nuclear Medicine Study for Acid Reflux cost?

$263

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $263 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $257 from a physician practice, and about $468 from a hospital or other facility.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$257$234 to $316
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$468$339 to $562

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $468 · 10th to 90th $309 to $759Professionalmedian $257 · 10th to 90th $200 to $339
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $468professional $257

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$251.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$275.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$38.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$239.88
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$794.33
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$338.84
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$52.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$549.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$67.61
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$588.84
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$316.23
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$41.69
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$275.42
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$489.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,122.02
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$331.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$46.77
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$288.40
4 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$51.29
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$51.29

Where Michigan sits

The same service costs 4.2 times more in Alaska than in Florida. 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.

Michigan· 39th of 51

$263

AK $851FL $204

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.