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Nuclear Scan for Active Bowel Bleeding

Oregon rates for HCPCS 78278

A nuclear scan used to find where bleeding is coming from in the digestive tract. The patient's own red blood cells are labeled with a tracer and returned to the bloodstream, and the camera then watches for tracer collecting and moving inside the bowel, which marks the point where blood is escaping. It can catch bleeding that is too slow or too intermittent to find another way.

Rates data updated July 2026.

Facilitymedian $105 · 10th–90th $74$1170%20%40%10th90th$105Professionalmedian $105 · 10th–90th $87$1100%20%40%10th90th$105$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Facility and professional rates are different services and are charted separately. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices? Contact us.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$117.49
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$109.65
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,174.90