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
Mercy Hospital Southeast Cape Girardeau, MO $1,945.45 $215.12 – $2,569.04
Baptist Hospital MIAMI, FL $1,968.20 $173.17 – $2,725.20
Bethesda Hospital East BOYNTON BEACH, FL $1,968.20 $234.02 – $2,725.20
Doctors Hospital CORAL GABLES, FL $1,968.20 $226.86 – $2,725.20
Baptist Health Hospital Doral SOUTH MIAMI, FL $1,968.20 $226.86 – $2,725.20
Fishermens Community Hospital MARATHON, FL $1,968.20 $226.86 – $2,725.20
Homestead Hospital HOMESTEAD, FL $1,968.20 $167.89 – $2,725.20
Mariners Hospital TAVERNIER, FL $1,968.20 $226.86 – $2,725.20
West Kendall Baptist Hospital MIAMI, FL $1,968.20 $226.86 – $2,725.20
Berger Hospital Circleville, OH $1,968.20 $385.47 – $385.47
Corewell Health Gross Pointe Grosse Pointe, MI $1,972.00 $268.33 – $537.98
Corewell Health Taylor Taylor, MI $1,972.00 $268.33 – $537.98
Corewell Health Trenton Trenton, MI $1,972.00 $268.33 – $537.98
Corewell Health Troy Troy, MI $1,972.00 $268.33 – $576.91
Corewell Health Wayne Wayne, MI $1,972.00 $268.33 – $537.98
HSHS Good Shepherd Hospital Shelbyville, IL $1,988.64 $1,163.96 – $1,280.35
Mercy Hospital Oklahoma City Oklahoma City, OK $1,989.00 $23.00 – $1,220.23
Marcum Wallace Hospital Irvine, KY $1,999.80 not published
Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital Grass Valley, CA $2,013.23 $405.07 – $1,202.46
Emory Decatur Hospital Decatur, GA $2,019.00 $390.67 – $920.33
Emory Hillandale Hospital Lithonia, GA $2,019.00 $390.67 – $920.33
Emory Long-Term Acute Care Hospital Decatur, GA $2,019.00 $497.36 – $497.36
Emory Johns Creek Hospital Johns Creek, GA $2,019.00 $390.67 – $920.33
Emory Rehabilitation Hospital Atlanta, GA $2,019.00 $388.99 – $920.33
Emory Saint Joseph's Hospital Atlanta, GA $2,019.00 $390.67 – $920.33
Emory University Hospital Ne, GA $2,019.00 $390.67 – $920.33
Emory University Hospital Midtown Atlanta, GA $2,019.00 $390.67 – $920.33
cleveland clinic main campus Cleveland, OH $2,028.65 $1.10 – $2,495.70
akron general Akron, OH $2,028.65 $0.87 – $2,495.70
mercy hospital Canton, OH $2,028.65 $1.01 – $2,495.70
Mercy Medical Center Merced Merced, CA $2,034.25 $340.02 – $928.72
HSHS St. Mary's Hospital DECATUR, IL $2,036.88 $334.42 – $2,829.00
Stephens Memorial Hospital Norway, ME $2,043.10 $36.65 – $1,904.17
Sanford Fargo Medical Center Fargo, ND $2,047.20 $300.50 – $2,303.10
Adventhealth Manchester Manchester, KY $2,047.24 $375.10 – $375.10
Mansfield Hospital Mansfield, OH $2,062.45 $381.72 – $396.99
Shelby Hospital Shelby, OH $2,062.45 not published
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL $2,074.80 not published
Ascension Sacred Heart Gulf (Sacred Heart Health System, Inc.) Joe, FL $2,093.60 $431.99 – $951.32
UPMC Passavant-McCandless Pittsburgh, PA $2,111.40 $148.49 – $607.79
Sequoia Hospital Redwood City, CA $2,134.14 $424.11 – $4,807.66
UPMC East Monroeville, PA $2,135.40 $148.49 – $2,847.20
HSHS St. Joseph's Hospital Breese, IL $2,157.12 $318.49 – $2,996.00
GREENVIEW REGIONAL HOSPITAL BOWLING GREEN, KY $2,183.55 $245.49 – $848.52
O'Bleness Hospital Athens, OH $2,184.00 $381.72 – $385.54
Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital Sugar Land, TX $2,198.00 $401.59 – $783.11
Houston Methodist West Hospital Houston, TX $2,198.00 $401.59 – $1,606.37
Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital Baytown, TX $2,198.00 $401.59 – $783.11
Houston Methodist Willowbrook Hospital Houston, TX $2,198.00 $401.59 – $783.11
Houston Methodist Clear Lake Hospital Nassau Bay, TX $2,198.00 $401.59 – $783.11

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