Unlisted Nuclear Scan of the Digestive System

Kansas 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?

$550

Typical facility fee. In Kansas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $550 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $513 to $977.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 $550 · 10th to 90th $468 to $1,349

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	Facility/Professional	Modifier	Typical Low	Median	Typical High
Cigna Setting Facility Modifier None Typical Low $489.78 Median $549.54 Typical High $1,348.96	Facility	None	$489.78	$549.54	$1,348.96
Medica Setting Facility Modifier None Typical Low $446.68 Median $446.68 Typical High $741.31	Facility	None	$446.68	$446.68	$741.31
United Setting Facility Modifier None Typical Low $467.74 Median $467.74 Typical High $741.31	Facility	None	$467.74	$467.74	$741.31

Where Kansas 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.

Kansas· 36th of 47

$550

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.