Unlisted Nuclear Scan of the Digestive System

Missouri 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 Missouri, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,318 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $912 to $1,514.

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 $759 to $1,905

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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 $758.58 Median $1,318.26 Typical High $1,905.46	Facility	None	$758.58	$1,318.26	$1,905.46
Medica Setting Facility Modifier None Typical Low $1,071.52 Median $1,258.93 Typical High $2,570.40	Facility	None	$1,071.52	$1,258.93	$2,570.40
United Setting Facility Modifier None Typical Low $1,258.93 Median $1,258.93 Typical High $1,318.26	Facility	None	$1,258.93	$1,258.93	$1,318.26

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 8th 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.