go back

Nuclear Scan for Intestinal Protein Loss

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 78282

A nuclear medicine study that checks whether protein is leaking out of the bloodstream into the digestive tract. A small amount of radioactive tracer is given, and images taken afterwards show whether and where the tracer collects in the bowel. It is used when someone has unexplained low blood protein levels or swelling.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Nuclear Scan for Intestinal Protein Loss cost?

$380

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $380 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $380 from a physician practice, and about $380 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$380$380 to $380
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$380$380 to $550

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $380 · 10th to 90th $380 to $2,042Professionalmedian $380 · 10th to 90th $295 to $912
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $380professional $380

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
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$380.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$380.19
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,096.48
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,047.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$295.12
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$138.04
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,344.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,548.82

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 17.0 times more in Alabama than in Hawaii. 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.

Washington, DC· 10th of 51

$380

AL $513HI $30.20

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.