Stomach Emptying Scan (Nuclear Medicine) cost at US hospitals

Nuclear medicine gastric emptying study · CPT 78264

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Stomach Emptying Scan (Nuclear Medicine)

In a gastric emptying study you eat a bland meal — usually eggs — mixed with a small amount of radioactive material, and a camera photographs your abdomen at intervals to measure how much of it is still in your stomach. It is the standard way to find out whether a stomach is emptying too slowly. Expect to be at the department for about four hours.

$67.52

lowest cash price

$1,345.40

national median

$13,266.33

highest cash price

901

hospitals with a published cash price

Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $67.52–$13,266.33 — the variation is the story.

Cheapest published cash price

$67.52

Banner Page Hospital — Page, AZ

Most expensive published cash price

$13,266.33

HCA HOUSTON KINGWOOD — HUMBLE, TX

Median cash price over time

Sep 1, 2025 ($1,936.85) → Sep 1, 2026 ($3,919.00)

By state

State Hospitals Lowest cash Median Highest
Alaska 2 $1,307.04 $1,307.04 $2,712.06
Arizona 20 $67.52 $539.85 $2,617.04
Arkansas 6 $478.04 $584.41 $1,734.00
California 87 $253.81 $1,684.80 $4,713.95
Colorado 17 $854.90 $3,729.61 $9,735.35
Florida 81 $815.60 $4,455.65 $12,469.30
Georgia 25 $898.66 $982.80 $5,993.72
Hawaii 2 $576.64 $576.64 $1,056.00
Illinois 50 $433.75 $1,470.00 $2,943.60
Indiana 26 $922.62 $1,383.50 $6,289.43
Iowa 24 $819.60 $1,293.11 $1,905.00
Kansas 11 $1,112.80 $3,410.28 $3,410.28
Kentucky 22 $991.11 $1,569.00 $6,289.43
Louisiana 2 $418.08 $418.08 $418.08
Maine 7 $1,686.40 $2,043.10 $3,165.05
Maryland 2 $318.60 $318.60 $318.60
Michigan 27 $297.36 $828.00 $1,972.00
Minnesota 19 $1,236.00 $1,775.20 $2,329.21
Mississippi 10 $290.84 $528.80 $682.50
Missouri 20 $812.90 $1,035.10 $1,945.45
Montana 2 $1,213.60 $1,213.60 $1,213.60
Nebraska 13 $291.18 $1,189.50 $2,243.15
Nevada 3 $806.47 $893.02 $1,038.42
New Hampshire 1 $2,713.45 $2,713.45 $2,713.45
New Jersey 22 $324.56 $473.22 $1,007.50
New Mexico 1 not published by hospital not published by hospital not published by hospital
New York 22 $475.51 $475.51 $3,786.00
North Carolina 15 $650.50 $1,331.43 $2,242.00
North Dakota 2 $1,665.60 $1,665.60 $2,047.20
Ohio 67 $445.38 $1,431.75 $3,670.80
Oklahoma 14 $557.68 $1,448.15 $2,741.70
Oregon 12 $137.70 $1,763.25 $2,263.50
Pennsylvania 31 $424.50 $1,228.80 $2,901.00
South Carolina 11 $686.00 $1,420.00 $5,293.00
South Dakota 7 $1,629.60 $1,813.60 $2,326.40
Tennessee 37 $270.76 $452.25 $5,669.64
Texas 115 $374.85 $1,540.23 $13,266.33
Virginia 42 $443.90 $1,364.00 $9,017.00
Washington 31 $529.88 $1,200.00 $3,955.70
West Virginia 17 $383.00 $851.20 $1,718.00
Wisconsin 32 $396.00 $1,290.00 $3,039.55
Wyoming 4 $956.34 $1,363.98 $1,570.19

All hospitals

Hospital Location Cash price Negotiated range
Providence Little Co of Mary Med Center San Pedro San Pedro, CA $1,345.40 $364.84 – $1,552.13
Providence Little Company of Mary Med Center Torrance Torrance, CA $1,345.40 $508.35 – $1,572.56
Mercy Hospital Pittsburg Pittsburg, KS $1,350.05 $218.05 – $1,345.10
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph East Lexington, KY $1,352.04 $822.66 – $3,063.06
Middlesboro ARH Hospital Middlesboro, KY $1,356.60 $275.44 – $275.44
Parkview Wabash Hospital Wabash, IN $1,357.00 $780.44 – $780.44
Ascension Providence Waco, TX $1,357.20 $308.08 – $754.92
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Madison Madison, WI $1,359.60 $291.23 – $2,519.88
Community Hospital Torrington, WY $1,363.98 $945.12 – $2,083.56
Sentara Leigh Hospital Norfolk, VA $1,364.00 $397.85 – $409.55
Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital Virginia Beach, VA $1,364.00 $397.85 – $409.55
Sentara Princess Anne Hospital Virginia Beach, VA $1,364.00 $397.85 – $409.55
Sentara Obici Hospital Suffolk, VA $1,364.00 $397.85 – $594.66
Sentara CarePlex Hospital Hampton, VA $1,364.00 $397.85 – $409.55
Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge, VA $1,364.00 $397.85 – $719.87
Sentara Norfolk General Hospital Norfolk, VA $1,364.00 $397.85 – $409.55
SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital Saint Louis, MO $1,365.10 $254.92 – $678.82
Banner Fort Collins Medical Center Fort Collins, CO $1,369.59 $391.72 – $2,387.35
Whitesburg ARH Hospital Whitesburg, KY $1,369.80 $213.37 – $213.37
Ogallala Community Hospital Ogallala, NE $1,370.42 $945.12 – $2,083.56
Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center Thief River Falls, MN $1,374.40 $421.92 – $1,546.20
Sanford Behavioral Health Thief River Falls Thief River Falls, MN $1,374.40 $421.92 – $1,546.20
OSF Saint Francis Medical Center Peoria, IL $1,376.40 $303.44 – $1,456.41
Central Medical Center Seattle, WA $1,382.40 $402.00 – $402.00
Parkview Regional Medical Center & Parkview Hospital Randallia Fort Wayne, IN $1,383.50 $422.96 – $634.44
MultiCare Capital Medical Center Olympia, WA $1,394.00 $286.53 – $2,068.32
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110, TX $1,402.87 $296.71 – $1,753.58
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - PFLUGERVILLE Suite 100, TX $1,402.87 $296.71 – $2,104.30
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park, TX $1,402.87 $296.71 – $2,104.30
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - TAYLOR Taylor, TX $1,402.87 $444.24 – $1,870.49
Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane, WA $1,415.40 $445.48 – $1,489.14
MUSC Health Kershaw Medical Center Camden, SC $1,420.00 $198.27 – $425.07
Defiance Hospital Defiance, OH $1,426.20 not published
Grady Memorial Hospital Delaware, OH $1,428.05 $385.47 – $400.89
University Hospitals Beachwood Medical Center Beachwood, OH $1,431.75 $378.21 – $1,718.10
University Hospitals Elyria Medical Center Elyria, OH $1,431.75 $378.21 – $680.79
University Hospitals St. John Medical Center Westlake OH, OH $1,431.75 $408.43 – $735.17
University Hospitals Lake West Medical Center Willoughby OH 44094|7590 Auburn Road, OH $1,431.75 $378.21 – $680.79
University Hospitals Parma Medical Center Parma OH 44129|7007 Powers Boulevard, OH $1,431.75 $378.21 – $680.79
University Hospitals Portage Medical Center Ravenna OH 44266, OH $1,431.75 $408.43 – $735.17
University Hospitals Ahuja Medical Center Beachwood, OH $1,431.75 $378.21 – $1,718.10
University Hospitals Regional Hospitals - Geauga Medical Center Chardon, OH $1,431.75 $378.21 – $680.79
OSF Little Company of Mary Medical Center Evergreen Park, IL $1,437.00 $68.97 – $796.83
UnityPoint Health - Iowa Lutheran Hospital Des Moines, IA $1,442.98 $34.12 – $530.29
SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital - Oklahoma City Oklahoma City, OK $1,448.15 $310.00 – $822.80
Mercy Hospital Healdton Healdton, OK $1,457.30 $221.18 – $918.97
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines, IA $1,459.25 $377.34 – $2,245.00
French Hospital San Luis Obispo, CA $1,459.42 $422.82 – $2,083.30
OSF Healthcare Saint Katharine Medical Center Dixon, IL $1,470.00 $428.40 – $428.40
OSF Sacred Heart Medical Center – Urbana Danville, IL $1,471.80 $428.40 – $436.97

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