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Unlisted Nuclear Scan of the Digestive System

New York 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 July 2026.

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

$851

Typical facility fee. In New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $851 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $661 to $977.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $891 · 10th to 90th $372 to $1,202Professionalmedian $50 · 10th to 90th $50 to $71
$100$1K$10Kfacility $891professional $50

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
$1,202.26
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,202.26
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$69.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,071.52
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$53,703.18
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,000.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$70.79

Where New York sits

The same service costs 1778.3 times more in Kentucky than in Nevada. 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.

New York· 21st of 47

$851

KY $75,858NV $42.66

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.