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
Panorama Medical Center PANORAMA CITY, CA $1,684.80 $365.00 – $365.00
San Diego Clairemont Mesa Medical Center SAN DIEGO, CA $1,684.80 $365.00 – $365.00
Los Angeles Sunset Medical Center LOS ANGELES, CA $1,684.80 $365.00 – $365.00
Moreno Valley Medical Center MORENO VALLEY, CA $1,684.80 $365.00 – $365.00
Franklin Memorial Hospital Farmington, ME $1,686.40 $36.65 – $1,411.52
St. Luke's Health - Patients Medical Center Pasadena, TX $1,699.25 $292.68 – $3,641.25
WellSpan Gettysburg Hospital Gettysburg, PA $1,713.60 $123.75 – $2,259.58
WellSpan Chambersburg Hospital Chambersburg, PA $1,713.60 $123.75 – $2,259.58
WellSpan Waynesboro Hospital Waynesboro, PA $1,713.60 $113.91 – $2,259.58
WellSpan Good Samaritan Hospital Lebanon, PA $1,713.60 $168.74 – $2,259.58
WellSpan Ephrata Community Hospital Ephrata, PA $1,713.60 $123.75 – $2,259.58
Mercy Hospital of Folsom Folsom, CA $1,717.05 $289.95 – $3,619.48
Reynolds Memorial Hospital Glen Dale, WV $1,718.00 $27.54 – $667.80
OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center Rockford, IL $1,719.00 $303.44 – $1,499.41
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham, TX $1,719.11 $353.85 – $2,578.67
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station, TX $1,719.11 $317.48 – $2,578.67
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple, TX $1,719.11 $296.71 – $2,578.67
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER HILLCREST Waco, TX $1,719.11 $296.71 – $2,148.89
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MCLANE CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER Temple, TX $1,719.11 $296.71 – $2,578.67
HSHS St. Joseph's Hospital HIGHLAND, IL $1,722.24 $741.25 – $2,392.00
New Ulm Medical Center MN 56073, MN $1,729.78 $391.40 – $2,526.07
CHI St. Vincent Hospital Hot Springs Hot Springs, AR $1,734.00 $52.21 – $1,387.20
Sanford Chamberlain Medical Center Chamberlain, SD $1,749.60 $747.95 – $1,968.30
Boca Raton Regional Hospital BOCA RATON, FL $1,752.40 $409.97 – $1,760.49
St Francis Downtown Greenville, SC $1,760.40 not published
St Francis Eastside Greenville, SC $1,760.40 not published
UnityPoint Health - Allen Hospital Waterloo, IA $1,761.34 $34.12 – $1,160.28
UnityPoint Health - Marshalltown Marshalltown, IA $1,761.34 $34.12 – $1,056.80
Providence Newberg Medical Center Newberg, OR $1,763.25 $296.28 – $813.17
Providence Portland Medical Center Portland, OR $1,763.25 $262.70 – $1,551.28
Providence St Vincent Medical Center Portland, OR $1,763.25 $262.70 – $1,551.28
Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center Oregon City, OR $1,763.25 $262.70 – $1,551.28
Providence Milwaukie Hospital Milwaukie, OR $1,763.25 $262.70 – $1,551.28
Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Springfield Ozark, MO $1,766.70 $23.00 – $1,345.10
OSF Holy Family Medical Center Monmouth, IL $1,767.20 not published
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville, CA $1,769.43 $80.37 – $2,557.89
AdventHealth Polk Columbus, NC $1,773.24 not published
Sanford Worthington Medical Center Worthington, MN $1,775.20 $303.98 – $1,997.10
Covenant Medical Center Lubbock, TX $1,778.10 $401.59 – $1,343.45
Covenant Specialty Hospital Lubbock, TX $1,778.10 not published
Covenant Children's Hospital Lubbock, TX $1,778.28 $1,343.45 – $1,343.45
California Hospital Medical Center Los Angeles, CA $1,783.83 $369.59 – $2,905.62
CHI Health St. Mary's Nebraska City, NE $1,787.82 $461.39 – $2,067.84
Sanford Sheldon Medical Center Sheldon, IA $1,791.20 $638.12 – $2,015.10
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center Cleveland OH 44106|3999 Richmond Road, OH $1,799.25 $378.21 – $756.43
avon hospital Avon, OH $1,802.45 $0.87 – $2,495.70
euclid hospital Euclid, OH $1,802.45 $0.87 – $2,495.70
fairview hospital Cleveland, OH $1,802.45 $0.87 – $2,495.70
lutheran hospital Cleveland, OH $1,802.45 $0.87 – $2,495.70
hillcrest hospital Mayfield Heights, OH $1,802.45 $0.87 – $2,495.70

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