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Unlisted Nuclear Scan of the Digestive System

California rates for HCPCS 78299

Covers a nuclear medicine study of the digestive organs, such as the stomach, intestines, liver, gallbladder or spleen, when the study performed has no standard named entry of its own. A small amount of a radioactive tracer is given, and a special camera records where in the body it collects. The team performing it sets out in a written report exactly what was done.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Unlisted Nuclear Scan of the Digestive System cost?

$1,175

Typical negotiated rate. In California, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,175 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $79.43 from a physician practice, and about $1,202 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$79.43$50.12 to $407
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,202$776 to $2,042

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,202 · 10th to 90th $372 to $2,512Professionalmedian $79 · 10th to 90th $50 to $1,738
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,202professional $79

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
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,238.72
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$58.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$50.12
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,258.93
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$2,951.21
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$1,737.80
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$2,951.21
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$79.43
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,000.00

Where California sits

The same service costs 60.3 times more in New Hampshire than in Alaska. 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.

California· 14th of 47

$1,175

NH $3,631AK $60.26

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.