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Unlisted Nuclear Scan of the Digestive System

Wisconsin 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?

$1,349

Typical facility fee. In Wisconsin, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,349 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $339 to $1,549.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,349 · 10th to 90th $200 to $1,905Professionalmedian $339 · 10th to 90th $339 to $339
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,349professional $339

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
$199.53
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$199.53
DeanCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,905.46
DeanCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$309.03
DeanCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$309.03
DeanCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$309.03
DeanCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$269.15
DeanCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,905.46
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,023.29
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$338.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,071.52

Where Wisconsin 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.

Wisconsin· 6th of 47

$1,349

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.