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Unlisted Nuclear Scan of the Digestive System

Kentucky 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?

$1,318

Typical facility fee. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,318 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $44.67 to $79,433.

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 $1,318 · 10th to 90th $537 to $81,283Professionalmedian $64,565 · 10th to 90th $45 to $87,096
$100$1K$10K$100Kfacility $1,318professional $64,565

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
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81,283.05
Median
$81,283.05
Typical High
$81,283.05
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64,565.42
Median
$79,432.82
Typical High
$100,000.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$3,019.95
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$44.67

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 9th of 47

$1,318

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.