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 Ardmore Northwest Ardmore, OK $2,741.70 $221.18 – $918.97
OVIEDO MEDICAL CENTER Oviedo, FL $2,772.73 $848.52 – $2,071.87
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Centralia Centralia, IL $2,825.35 $428.40 – $449.82
SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital - Mt. Vernon Mount Vernon, IL $2,825.35 $428.40 – $449.82
Adventhealth Palm Coast Palm Coast, FL $2,825.46 $396.60 – $891.68
Adventhealth Palm Coast Parkway Palm Coast, FL $2,825.46 $396.60 – $891.68
UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh, PA $2,901.00 $118.80 – $611.76
HCA FLORIDA ENGLEWOOD HOSPITAL ENGLEWOOD, FL $2,930.66 $848.52 – $2,099.91
OSF Saint Anthony's Health Center Alton, IL $2,943.60 $428.40 – $436.97
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City, CA $2,945.60 $537.00 – $537.00
Oakland Medical Center Oakland, CA $2,945.60 $537.00 – $537.00
Sacramento Medical Center SACRAMENTO, CA $2,945.60 $537.00 – $537.00
San Leandro Medical Center SAN LEANDRO, CA $2,945.60 $537.00 – $537.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA, CA $2,945.60 $537.00 – $537.00
San Rafael Medical Center SAN RAFAEL, CA $2,945.60 $537.00 – $537.00
Santa Rosa Medical Center SANTA ROSA, CA $2,945.60 $537.00 – $537.00
South San Francisco Medical Center SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA $2,945.60 $537.00 – $537.00
South Sacramento Medical Center SACRAMENTO, CA $2,945.60 $537.00 – $537.00
Vacaville Medical Center VACAVILLE, CA $2,945.60 $537.00 – $537.00
Walnut Creek Medical Center WALNUT CREEK, CA $2,945.60 $537.00 – $537.00
Vallejo Medical Center VALLEJO, CA $2,945.60 $537.00 – $537.00
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH, CA $2,945.60 $537.00 – $537.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT, CA $2,945.60 $537.00 – $537.00
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO, CA $2,945.60 $537.00 – $537.00
Roseville Medical Center ROSEVILLE, CA $2,945.60 $537.00 – $537.00
San Jose Medical Center SAN JOSE, CA $2,945.60 $537.00 – $537.00
San Francisco Medical Center SAN FRANCISCO, CA $2,945.60 $537.00 – $537.00
AdventHealth Deland Deland, FL $2,949.56 $396.60 – $832.57
Adventhealth Fish Memorial Orange City, FL $2,955.23 $396.60 – $794.53
HCA FLORIDA LAKE MONROE HOSPITAL SANFORD, FL $2,961.75 $848.52 – $2,135.95
STONESPRINGS HOSPITAL CENTER Dulles, VA $2,973.22 $138.45 – $1,526.17
Ascension St. Francis Hospital, Inc. Milwaukee, WI $3,039.55 $124.96 – $848.52
Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital - St. Joseph Campus Milwaukee, WI $3,039.55 $124.96 – $848.52
Adventhealth Daytona Beach Daytona Beach, FL $3,048.97 $396.60 – $696.76
CJW Medical Center-Chippenham Hospital Campus CHESTERFIELD, VA $3,087.00 $109.84 – $1,721.23
HENRICO DOCTORS HOSPITAL RICHMOND, VA $3,087.00 $113.94 – $1,721.23
TRICITIES HOSPITAL HOPEWELL, VA $3,087.00 $99.27 – $1,721.23
St Mary's Hospital Richmond, VA $3,115.20 not published
St Francis Medical Center Midlothian, VA $3,115.20 not published
Memorial Regional Hospital Mechanicsville, VA $3,115.20 not published
Richmond Community Hospital Richmond, VA $3,115.20 not published
Adventhealth Port Charlotte Port Charlotte, FL $3,140.22 $417.47 – $762.31
Pen Bay Medical Center Rockport, ME $3,165.05 $35.59 – $1,988.12
Mid Coast Hospital Brunswick, ME $3,165.05 $35.24 – $2,234.53
HORIZON MEDICAL CENTER DICKSON, TN $3,228.85 $172.54 – $852.41
RESTON HOSPITAL CENTER VIENNA, VA $3,269.35 $136.85 – $1,526.17
Adventhealth Sebring Sebring, FL $3,306.66 $427.91 – $948.75
NewYork-Presbyterian Columbia University Irving Medical Center New York, NY $3,333.00 $211.00 – $594.36
HCA FLORIDA WOODMONT HOSPITAL TAMARAC, FL $3,339.00 $641.10 – $2,274.09
Adventhealth Shawnee Mission Shawnee Mission, KS $3,410.28 $378.48 – $1,097.60

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